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AMOA SHOW SETS RECORDS IN ANAHEIM

AMOA’s annual expo, held this year Oct. 21-23 in Anaheim,
Calif., boasted a record number of booths sold—1,002—and
attendees—over 8,300. About 7,500 people went to last year’s
show in Nashville.

Numbers aside, how was the show in terms of product? As
always, opinions were mixed, but we heard more voices of dis-
appointment than elation. ‘‘Midway’s Mortal Kombat IT is a
no-brainer, and the kids insist on having (Capcom’s) Super
Street Fighter II, but after that I don’t see any obvious hits,’
said one operator. ‘‘It looks like the manufacturers are just ig-
noring us,’ said a disgusted street operator. ‘‘This is all product
for the arcade guys.” And a Southern California operator, echo-
ing sentiments heard throughout the show, said, ““These games
are just getting too expensive—and it scares the hell out of me.”

A handful of video manufacturers were singled out for praise,
however. Midway had a constant throng at its booth, with the
masses waiting for a chance to play Mortal Kombat IT, which
was awarded ‘“‘Best New Equipment.” ‘‘This company just
keeps giving us great games,’ said one operator. Strata’s two
new videos—NFL Hard Yardage and Driver’s Edge—were fre-
quently mentioned favorites. ‘‘Strata gets better with each
game it releases,’ commented an operator. ‘‘I especially like
NFL Hard Yardage; I expect it to do very well.’

Sega’s Virtua Fighters drew its share of ‘‘oohs”’ and ‘‘aahs,”’
with one operator saying, ‘“‘The game is only about half done,
but I can already see that with this 3-D polygon technology it’s
going to blow away other fighting games.’’ Namco’s Air Com-
bat, Cyber Sled, and Ridge Racer were lauded as potentially
big earners in the sit-down category, though, as one operator
said, ‘‘they could be priced a bit cheaper!”’

American Laser Games introduced a less-expensive system,
to the delight of operators. And Fabtek’s Raiden IT was an often-
mentioned new video, with one operator commenting, ““This
game will make me some money!”’ :

Those interested in pinball were presented with the follow-
ing games: Judge Dredd from Bally; Star Trek: The Next
Generation and Indiana Jones from Williams; Tales from the
Crypt and Last Action Hero from Data East; Gladiators, Wipe
Out, and Tee’d Off from Premier; and Pistol Poker from Alvin
G. & Co. While operators were generous in their praise for the
games’ quality, they decried recently escalating prices. ‘Tell
me what expense went into R&D for these machines to justify
such a big price hike in such a short period of time,’ said one
operator.

Redemption continues to make a daunting presence at the
major trade shows, with strong offerings coming from
redemption-only manufacturers as well as those to whom
redemption is of secondary focus. Said Williams pinball design-
er Pat Lawlor, who unveiled his first redemption game, Addams
Family Values, at the show, ‘“‘I never thought I’d see an AMOA
show with so much redemption. This is really amazing.” (Note:
We'll have a full listing of redemption products exhibited at the
show next month. )

‘‘Where’s this virtual reality stuff?’’ That question was ut-
tered by curious attendees who wanted a first-hand demonstra-
tion of the much-discussed technology. There were constant
lines at the Visions of Reality booth, with players waiting pa-
tiently to be ushered to their sleek, 21st century ‘‘pods’’ (the
hardware). Alternate Worlds Technology also had a steady
stream of players trying the sit-down and upright cabinet ver-
sions of its Reality Rocket. The company introduced a new role-
playing game, Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold; another one, Doom,
will be ready in the first quarter of ’94.

VR8, which wasn’t expected to be at the show, did in fact take
out a booth at the 11th hour. The company had dropped out of
sight for a while because, according to president Kyle Hodg-
etts, a former employee had broken into a warehouse and sto-
len VR8’s entire inventory. Hodgetts announced a deal with
Cube Computer Corp. whereby VR8 will design its virtual real-
ity games and Cube will manufacture them. At the show VR8
exhibited a new game, Virtual Star Fighter, which will be ready
for production in mid-December.

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NEWS BULLETIN —

So what of these virtual reality games? The comments could
be distilled into one message: looks nice, has potential, but
needs work. ‘‘The hardware isn’t the problem; it’s the software
and the uncomfortable headgear,’ said one operator. “‘I’m not
convinced yet, and I’m certainly not prepared to pay the money
they want for the systems,’ said another. Asked a well-known
industry figure, ‘Does the coin-op business really need virtu-
al reality? Is this something we can live without?”’

GREEN ASSUMES AMOA PRESIDENCY

R.A. Green III, president of Rosemary Coin Machines in Myr-
tle Beach, S.C., officially took office as AMOA president for
1993-94 at the show. During the past year, he served as AMOA
first vice president and chairman of AMOA’s expo planning
committee. Green succeeds Craig Johnson, president of Tata-
ka in Salt Lake City.

The Green family has been in the amusement business for
over 36 years. R.A. is the first third-generation operator to serve
on the AMOA board of directors.

Other 1993-94 officers taking office at the show were: Tami
Norberg-Paulsen, C & N Sales in Mankato, Minn., first vice
president (and new chairman of the government relations com-
mittee, replacing Wally Bohrer, who’s completed his tenure on
the Past Presidents Council) ; Randy Chilton, Chilton Vending
in Wichita, Kan., treasurer; and Jerry Derrick, Derrick Mus-
ic Co. in Charleston, W.Va., secretary.

Also taking office were three AMOA vice presidents, each
elected to three-year terms: Doug Minter of Tip Top Amuse-
ment in Carson City, Nev.; Jim Reed of Patton Vending Co. in
Modesto, Calif.; and Doug Gapter of Gapter Amusement in
Cheyenne, Wyo. In addition, Don Hesch of A.H. Entertainers
in Rolling Meadows, IIl., was named to fill an unexpired vice
president vacancy through 1994.

Finally, the following 10 directors were elected to the board:
Glen Anderson, Microworlds Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii; Bill Beck-
ham, Red Baron of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio; Ralph Ceraldi, C & C
Vending, Bohemia, N.Y.; Robert Correa, Hasvold Vending,
Sioux Falls, S.D.; Jim Lacost, Lacost Amusement, Kankakee,
Ill.; Mike Leonard, Coin-Op Specialist, Adrian, Mich.; Charles
Leininger Sr., CDL Co., Brooklyn Park, Minn.; Frank Seninsky,
Alpha-Omega Amusements, Edison, N.J.; Jim Thorpe, Thorpe
Music Co. in Rocky Mount, N.C.; and Ross Todaro, TAVS Inc.,
Bryan, Texas.

RESTRUCTURED WASHINGTON CONFERENCE IN '94

Green, at an informal expo press conference, made official
what had been rumored: next year’s AMOA/AAMA Govern-
ment Affairs Conference will not include the high-profile Con-
gressional Reception/Tournament. It was decided that the
event only needs to take place every other year; hence, look
for the next one in 1995.

The Congressional Reception/Tournament, while a huge
public relations success, has come to be seen as more of a party
for the congressmen’s staffs and families, not an effective tool
to get the lawmakers themselves to pass a dollar coin bill. Green
said that refocused government relations efforts will target
smaller meetings with key congressmen and senators, such
as Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Sub-
committee on Consumer Credit and Insurance. The ‘‘Day on
the Hill’’ meetings will continue, but those, too, will be restruc-
tured. As the conference gets closer, we’ll have more specifics.

On another subject, Green said that an Anaheim meeting of
representatives from AMOA and JAMMA included a discus-
sion of moving the JAMMA ’94 show dates, which currently con-
flict with AMOA Expo ’94. He said Mr. Nakamura will return
to Japan and ask if the JAMMA leadership is open to the idea.

At the same press conference, AMOA executive vice presi-
dent John Schumacher said there were no major complaints
about the Anaheim show, other than 1) the inability of gam-

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ing manufacturers to exhibit working machines, and 2) the no-
smoking policy. He added that he thought it would be a bad idea
to open up the AMOA show to the general public. ‘‘This trade
show is not the proper venue for that (promoting the games
to the public), he said. The issue came up when it was men-
tioned that ACME organizers are considering adding a fourth
day to the show for people outside the industry.

TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCEMENT ON HOLD

The long-awaited announcement will have to wait some more.
The AMOA advanced technology committee has been work-
ing on a hush-hush project for over two years, and top AMOA
brass were confident that the details had been sufficiently
ironed out to make a formal announcement at the expo. But
at the AMOA business meeting on Oct. 22, outgoing president
Craig Johnson relayed the sad news: there would be no news.
If the announcement is made in time this month, we’ll have de-
tails in the December issue.

MIDWAY /BALLY DOMINATE GAME AWARDS

It was a Sweep reminiscent of ‘“Cheers’’ and its Emmy Award
domination. At the 1992-93 Game Awards, held in conjunction
with the Jukebox Awards at AMOA Expo ’93, Midway/Bally
won Most Played Dedicated Video Game (NBA JAM), Most
Played Conversion Kit (Mortal Kombat), and Most Played Pin-
ball Game (The Addams Family, for the second straight year).
Congratulations to everyone associated with these award-
winning games.

Other manufacturers honored at the awards ceremony were
Sega, Arachnid, Valley, Rowe, Grayhound, and Dynamo. The
top Jukebox Award winners were Eric Clapton and Whitney
Houston. Look for a full listing of the categories and winners
next month.

AMOA TAKES POSITION ON ISSUES

At the previously mentioned business meeting, AMOA mem-
bers voted to accept policy statements made by the associa-
tion with regard to three issues: violence in video games, the
safety of video games, and revenue-sharing. In the violence
statement, AMOA urges video game manufacturers to be
responsible and cognizant of the adverse effect too-violent
games can have on the industry. This and the other two state-
ments will be printed in their entirety next month.

(Note: We’ll have much more coverage of the AMOA show—
product listings, photos, game picks, seminar and banquet
coverage, awards, etc.—in next month’s issue. Due to deadline
restrictions, we were only able to touch on the show in the ‘‘News
Bulletin’’ section. )

ACE, ACME MERGER NEAR

As we went to press, merchandise suppliers Ace Novelty and
ACME Premium Supply were close to having completed a
merger; minor points in the deal still need to be worked out.
We'll have more details as they become available.

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Two familiar industry names, Al Stone and John Barone, have
been hired by Sega USA. Stone served as executive vice presi-
dent of coin-op operations at Nintendo America before the com-
pany got out of coin-op in mid-1992. Barone resigned his posi-
tion as SNK’s senior vice president of sales in September. We'll
have more information on their new duties at Sega in the next
issue.

KAUFMAN SETTLES IN

A few months ago it was announced that Steve Kaufman was
joining Electronic Arts to head up its newly formed coin-op di-
vision. We wondered how things were going so far.

‘‘Fine, just the usual pains that one goes through when start-
ing a brand new venture,’ said Kaufman, who’s general
manager. “‘We’re in the initial phases of product development
in San Mateo, Calif. Games are being programmed at the
moment, but it’ll be at least six to eight months before we in-
troduce them to the marketplace.’

As to the type of games we can expect from Electronic

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NEWS BULLETIN

Arts, Kaufman said, ‘‘We’re looking at what platforms we want
to write software to. It’s no secret that we’re involved in sup-
porting the 3D0O hardware, and there’s no question that it will

e a platform in the coin-op area, not only for Electronic Arts
but for other companies.

‘“‘There will be a lot of news in technology over the next two
to three years, and I’d like to believe that Electronic Arts will
be on the cutting edge of it. The company has made an emo-
tional statement and a financial statement to the industry:
we're a player and we expect to be very good at what we do.’

Ina related story, Konami’s Frank Pellegrini confirmed
at the AMOA show that he is leaving the company and will
be joining Kaufman at Electronic Arts. We’ll have more de-
tails on Pellegrini’s duties in the next issue.

JUKEBOX INDUSTRY JOINS THE CLAMPETTS

Music from ‘‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ movie is being promot-
ed at thousands of jukebox locations nationwide via a promo-
tion with AMOA, jukebox operators, Fox Records, and RCA
Records. Being promoted is the film’s soundtrack on CD and
two 45 rpm vinyl releases created specifically for the jukebox
industry.

The soundtrack features Lorrie Morgan, Aaron Tippin, Joe
Diffie, Ricky Van Shelton, The Oak Ridge Boys, the Texas Tor-
nados, Sammy Kershaw, Joe Walsh and Steve Earle, and Ricky
Skaggs. Coordinating the package are Sterling Title Strip and
Sam Atchley, AMOA’s record label liaison. For more informa-
tion, contact AMOA at (800) YES-AMOA.

The fourth annual AMOA-International Flipper Pinball As-
sociation World Pinball Championships will take place April
22-24, 1994, at the Clarion Hotel in Chicago (near O’Hare). For
more information, contact Doug Young, AMOA-IFPA, P.O. Box
442, Muskego, WI 53150-0442. The phone and FAX numbers are
(414) 422-0600 and (414) 422-0707.

MORTAL KOMBAT TO BECOME MULTIMEDIA EVENT

Midway Mfg. Co. has engaged the services of producer Larry
Kasanoff and Danny Simon’s The Licensing Group to help seek
deals for a Mortal Kombat feature film, TV series, and full-
blown merchandising product line. The coin-op mega-hit made
history on ‘‘Mortal Monday” (Sept. 13) by becoming the indus-
try’s biggest home video game launch ever, with sales exceed-
ing 2.2 million units.

‘““We’ve created unique characters through this game that
have reached extraordinary levels of popularity,’ said Roger
Sharpe, Midway’s director of marketing. ‘“‘We have chosen
Simon and Kasanoff to help us bring these characters to their
respective media because we share the same vision of what
Mortal Kombat is now and what it can become.’

CANADIAN COMPANY BUSTED FOR COPY VIOLATIONS

Robert Rose, doing business as Ten-O-Four Limited in On-
tario, Canada, appeared recently in Barrie Provincial Court
and entered a plea of guilty to five counts of selling or offering
for sale infringing copies of a work in which a copyright sub-
sists. He was fined $1,000 per count.

Earlier this year, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ser-
viced a search warrant at Ten-O-Four Limited and another at
Rose’s residence. Fifty-three suspected counterfeit printed cir-
cuit boards were seized at the business. Both Rose and Ten-O-
Four Limited were subsequently charged with violating the
Canadian Copyright Act.

During service of the search warrants, a number of the coun-
terfeit boards were found to be undergoing repair, having been
sent by customers in the United States. In addition, other coun-
terfeit boards were packed and awaiting shipment to the Unit-
ed States. Other leads are being explored by the U.S. Customs
Service and AAMA.

NOVEMBER 1993

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Fire Bird II"
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Beoccciaty when it comes to jukeboxes.

That’s the reason you have to “lift the
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how really pretty it is.

Go straight to the “heart”:
the Changer.
First thing you’ll see when you look

inside an NSM jukebox is its 100-CD
“Quick Change Artist” Changer.

Performer-Wall ©
HyperBeam Disc

It’s so fast, it all but eliminates the delay
time between selections. Which means
you can conservatively figure a 5% overall
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biggest competitor’s jukebox...simply
because more paid-for plays get com-
pressed into less time.

Yet, ultra fast as our changer is, it never so
much as touches your expensive CD’s.
Just the trays they’re cradled in. So
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fast as your eye can absorb them. Most
importantly, they’re positioned and pre-

sented so patrons can really see them well.

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until you looked inside.

All NSM jukeboxes look - and act - as if
they’re filled with CD’s, even though
they may be loaded with as few as 4.
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one can tell from the outside. But you
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Things like the computerized transport
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on the electronic board that lets you plug
in a hand-held printer to retrieve diagnos-
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Cover Story 32 Tax Tips 136
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4 super Mario Mushroom Premier 7.78 GAME CHART TOP 10
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3. Kiddie Whac-A-Mole Bob's Space 7.00 1. Mortal Kombat Midway 14 14
4. Skee-Toss B.C. Skee-Ball/Betson 6.67 2. NBA JAM Midway | 8 8
5. Bozo Grand Prize Exit 6.64 3. The Addams Family Bally 20 20
6. JR. All American CCI/UETD 6.58 4. Jurassic Park Data East -) )
7. Toss 'Em CCI/UETD 6.36 5. Samurai Shodown SNK 2 2
8. Kiddie Clown Roll Down _ Bay Tek 5.80 6. Indiana Jones Williams 1 1
9. LiL Dump the Ump Doyle 5.78 7. Virtua Racing Sega 12 12
10. Bozo Basketball Design Plus 5.70 8. Lethal Enforcers Konami 13 13
41. Super Pro Quarterback Jr. Smart 5.67 9. Twilight Zone Bally 7 7
12. Kiddie Pattie Cakes Bob's Space 5.60 10. Last Action Hero Data East 1 1
13. Kiddie Can Alley Bob's Space 5.57 11. Out Runners Sega 2 2
14. LiL Hoop Shot Doyle 5.33 io aa eae Woe? Capcom _ “
i" . Lucky ild Namco
15. Li'L Razzle Dazzle Doyle 5.00 ie fac oc ae <7 26
ROLL DOWNS 15. Crime Patrol Am. Laser 3 2
1. Spin to Win Lazer-Tron 7.14 16. Terminator 2 Midway 25 22
2. Tic-Tac-Toe Skee-Ball 6.92 17. Terminator 2 Williams 28 28
3. Twenty-One Seidel 6.14 18. Fish Tales Williams 14 +2
4. Clown Roll Down Bay Tek 5.85 19. Suzuka 8 Hours Namco 15 11
5. Dino-Roll Seidel 5.20 20. Steel Talons Atari 24 17
6. Quackers Seidel 5.00 21. Hard Drivin’ Atari 55 48
22. World Rally Atari 3 2
NOVELTY 23. White Water Williams g 7
1. ROCk-N-Bowl Bromley 8.10 24. Dracula Williams 7 6
2. Wheel'm In Bromley 7.62 25. Race Drivin’ Panorama Atari 28 19
3. Wacky Gator Data East 7.61 26. Lethal Weapon Ocean 4 4
PLAY METER 10 NOVEMBER 1993

EQUIPMENT POLL

POINT LONGEVITY POINT LONGEVITY
GAME VALUE POINTS GAME VALUE POINTS
1. Samurai SNhodown SNK 8.44 114 4. Mortal Kombat Midway 9.63 827
2. Street Fighter Champ 7.61 1070 2. NBA JAM Midway 900 A76
Capcom
3. World Rally Atari 7.17 96 ; etna te ey . sy ts
4. Lethal Weapon Ocean 7.07 419 . Lethal Enrorcers Konami
5. The Killers Strata 6.95 451 5. Out Runners Sega 7.64 104
6. Street Fighter II 6.89 1664 6. Lucky & Wild Namco 7.98 138
Capcom 7. Race Drivin’ Atari 7.50 1879
7. World Heroes 2 SNK 6.72 189 8. Crime Patrol Am. Laser 7.44 130
8. Fatal Fury 2 SNK 6.51 266 9. Terminator 2 Midway 7.43 1276
Fs eunceebie oe (cen a pri 10. Suzuka 9 Hours Namco 7.29 677
41. Addams Family Ocean 6.36 61 its ee Leite _ _ tema
12. Aero Fighters 5.91 347 sR lecuhssideidehoeads |
Mc O'River 13. Race Drivin’ Panorama 7.11 1141
43. World Heroes SNK 5.86 382 Atari
14. Super High Impact 5.86 727 14. Mad Dog II Lost Gold 7.06 347
Midway 33''/50" Am. Laser
15. Track-Pak Leland 5.79 708 15. X-Men Konami 6.86 867
16. Road Riot Atari 5.78 868
17. Rai Den Fabtek 5.74 734
18. WWE Wrestle Fest 5.73 857 PINBALLS
Am. Technos
19. Golden Axe-Revenge 5.63 89 POINT LONGEVITY
Sega GAME VALUE POINTS
20. Art Of Fighting SNK 5.54 290 1. The Addams Family Bally 8.79 1210
21. Warriors Of Fate Capcom — 5.50 23 2. Jurassic Park Data East 8.44 280
22. Captain America 5.47 531 ; ines
neta hace 3. Indiana Jones Williams 8.40 55
23. In The Hunt /rem 5.39 125 4. Twilight Zone Bally 8.12 383
24. Metamorphic Force 5.56 ' 5. Last Action Hero 7.67 51
Konami Data East
25. Final Fight Capcom 5.34 1196 6. Terminator 2 Williams 7.38 1475
26. Baseball Stars 2 SNK 5.30 . . —_
27. Three Count Bout SVK 5.27 70 : hese as a
28. King of the Monsters 2 5.26 181 » WI
SNK idan 7.13 261
29. Gal's Panic Il Kaneko 5.13 66 9. Dracula Williams
30. WWF Super Stars 5.07 7 10. Creature from the 6.85 371
Am. Technos Black Lagoon Bally
31. High Impact Football 5.05 595 11. Lethal Weapon 3 6.83 545
Midway Data East
32. — Of The Round 5.04 164 12. Star Wars Data East 6.81 476
33. Fatal Fury SNK 5.02 324 13. Fun House Williams 6.59 1566
34. Capcom Bowling 5.00 * 14. The Getaway Williams 6.46 734
Capcom 45. Rocky & Bullwinkle 6.44 293
35. Spider-Man Sega 4.97 1 Data East

Results are based on monthly Equipment Poll ballot returns. Point Value: average of ballot ratings ona

scale of 1-10. Longevity Points: determined by standings in Video & Pin Combined colume (#1 game receives
60 points, #2 game receives 59 points, etc.) * Indicates new or reappearing games.

PLAY METER 11 NOVEMBER 1993

Valerie Cognevich
Editor

PLAY METER

FROM THE
EDITOR

You want a WHAT?

One of the handful of distributors at
the recent Fun Expo said, “So this is
where the weird stuff my customers
have been asking for is.”

Weird stuff? Well, not really weird as
in eerie or mysterious, just weird as in
not-a-video-or-pinball. It was clear
from the first aisle that Fun Expo was
going to be all it was touted to be. It
was also evident that many people
were there doing their homework on
getting into the business.

Play Meter’s booth was busy, so busy
in fact, that we ran out of our sample
issues on the first day! By the third day
we had collected cards from dozens of
people anxious to have us send them a
copy, which we will do!

I remarked to one
attendee that it was
refreshing to see so
many gathering infor-
mation ahead of time.
Often we don’t hear
from potential opera-
tors until they have sent
their life savings to
some unscrupulous biz-
op they found through
an ad in the paper. By
that time they are fran-
tic and are slowly facing
the reality of their lost
fortune.

The new buzzwords
we quickly picked up on
were “pocket park,’
“family entertainment,” and “soft play.”
You could hardly go from one booth to
the next without hearing one or all of
these terms. Pocket parks refer to a
location that has everything, and I
mean everything, under one roof.
There's go-karts, bumper boats,
bumper cars, miniature golf, games,
food, batting cages, and probably other
things I can’t remember. And all of
those things were in abundance at the
show.

Family entertainment center or fami-
ly amusement center means a place
where families can play games and
maybe one or two things like miniature
golf or go-karts. In other words, a place

to take the family. One thing we found
out quickly from many already in that
business is how selective they must be
about video games. “Sure we hear
about the violence in games and one or
two are predominantly mentioned, but
there are others we didn’t even realize
were questionable until a parent point-
ed it out. And by that time they aren't
happy campers,” explained one opera-
tor.

Let’s see, where was I? Soft play is
absolutely a must-have item. It’s that
giant hamster rigging made exclusive-
ly for kids. And boy, do they love it. Let
them loose in the maze of colors and
tubes and they are just like hamsters—
impossible to capture and having the
time of their lives outmaneuvering you!
As more family centers open, there’s a
demand for games and equipment for
all age groups.

As I talked with distributors at Fun
Expo, I realized that they are in a little
bit of a spot sometimes when their cus-
tomers ask about certain products they
wouldn't normally handle. “I can get
them redemption, videos, pins, music,
etc. but where on earth am I going to
get a go-kart?” one distributor won-
dered.

Another pointed out that part of a
distributor's service to his customers is
knowing how to point them in the right
direction. OK, so you don’t represent a
go-kart company (or instant pizza or
30-second hamburger company—
maybe those companies don't have dis-
tributors) but you can know the compa-
ny names and which ones have the
good reputations.

Wouldn't it be much better to say,
“Yes, I happen to have a brochure right
here on a go-kart company that has a
fine reputation,” rather than look at
your customer and stammer, “You
want a what?”

Our industry is changing. It may not
be as drastic as some changes we've
seen in the past, but believe me, it’s
changing. We can’t fight change so the
next best thing is to be prepared—just
like the Boy Scouts. See you next year
at Fun Expo. [1

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another day filled with hassles?
Cheer up. It could be worse. This
could happen to you:

9 a.m. Booted up the office com-
puter to print out the daily collec-
tion sheets and check service call
status. The route management
software flashed a memo suggest-
ing we pick up all the games
grossing less than $20 per week. I
told the data processing depart-
ment to ignore the memo, as we
did not have enough storage
room or enough trucks to move
that many games.

9:15 a.m. A major distributor's
salesman called, urging us to buy
at least a couple of the new Hac
Man cockpit model games. They
are only $10,000 each and the
game looks like a winner. He said
the games were grossing $1,000 a
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give us the opportunity to get in
on a “good thing.” I was interested
at first, but then remembered that
his last few “good things” were on
today’s computer memo list for
pick up due to low revenue.

9:30 a.m. As I passed by the ser-
vice department, I overheard the
dispatcher telling a location
owner to unplug the foosball table
if it was smoking, as he had
reported. I ignored his com-
ments, hoping that the service
technician knew our foosball
tables were completely mechani-
cal devices and had no electrical
components inside. (Good help is
hard to find.)

9:45 a.m. I received a call from
city hall requesting information
on the 8-line game we had in a
pub downtown. Someone had
reported that the machine was
actually a coin-operated peep-
Show, and that people were
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female on the screen. I assured
the city official that the machine
was used only for gambling and
he said that would be no problem.
(I made a note to change the dou-
ble-up option switch so only teddy
bears would appear on the screen
during double-up play.)

10:00 a.m. Our CPA called to
say the IRS had denied our joint
business venture and I must pay
him for his CPA services before
they seize the company bank
account and the rest of my assets.

11:01 a.m. Caught a plane to
Brazil. Send my next Play Meter
to Rio de Janiero. Life can be a
beach.

Charlie Gleason
Tri-Tek Electronics
McComb, Miss.

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One for all, all for one

The Three Musketeers said it right:
all for one and one for all! The senti-
ment rang in my ears when within
weeks I'd heard pleas from two state
associations for support in the form of
pledges or assessments needed to
maintain services and bolster legisla-
tive representation.

Louisiana is flat land, swamps, and
natural gas; West Virginia is moun-
tains, timber, and coal mines. Louis-
iana has legalized video poker with
coin machine operator involvement,
while West Virginia does not. The two
do have some things in common:
unemployment rates are high and, as a
result of several company closures,
many residents are forced to seek jobs
in other markets.

In addition, both
states have a small coin
machine operator pop-
ulation from which to
draw its financial life-
blood. We're talking ap-
proximately 50 mem-
bers for each associa-
tion. The call for active
participation goes some-
thing like this:

e “If we don't stick
together to support
what we have were
going to lose it. We can't
just react when a crisis
occurs.”

e “When you come

Bonnie Theard down to it, the assessment equals the
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the association will come back to us
with a heck of a lot more value than the
cost of one game.”

e “This is our last hurrah, the last
call for funds. We need your support so
this organization will have the money
to fight off challenges to our industry.”

e “You need to know what makes
your association tick. The effort of each
one working together keeps it togeth-
er.”

One operator, weary of hearing
excuses for lack of participation, said,

“If operators can’t afford the assess-
ment needed to keep the association
afloat, the association that helps keep
them in business, then they shouldn't
be in business.”

If this sounds familiar, it’s probably
because words of a similar nature have
been voiced at state association meet-
ings across the country for years. The
isolationist attitude of considering only
one’s own little corner of the world
doesn't quite work in today’s global
market.

You get what you pay for; there’s no
way to demand a Lincoln Town Car for
the price of a Ford Escort. If that were
the case we'd all be driving luxury cars
instead of the economy models that
actually fit our lifestyles and our bank
accounts.

Our industry must be well repre-
sented in every state. We cannot
afford to be an unknown and perhaps
Suspicious group. Ignorance perpetu-
ates misconceptions. It’s up to us to
dispel the old stereotypes of our
industry, replacing them with the
actuality of the ‘90s.

We are an industry of small business-
men struggling to make ends meet. We
bring entertaining games to the public
for leisure time enjoyment. We are the
guy next door. There is nothing myste-
rious about what we do. We deserve
the same fair shake as other taxpayers,
including the ability to cry “foul” when
burdened with excessive taxes or
license fees.

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issues that directly affect us? Not as
well as if we speak with the unified
voice of an association with common
concerns and goals. Adequate repre-
sentation takes time and money.
Publishing a newsletter and organizing
state meetings and conventions takes
time and money. There isn’t much
these days that doesn’t take time and
money. Considering the importance of
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When Nintendo an-
nounced in August that
it was developing a
three-dimensional, 64-bit
machine for home use,
what may have been
overlooked is the fact
that it will be unveiled in
arcades in 1994. Wel-
come back, Nintendo, to
the world of coin-op.

“About 18 months ago,
at our final coin-op dis-
tributor meeting, (senior
vice president) Howard
Lincoln said that if we
came across something
that warranted a coin-op
application, we would
consider reviving our
involvement,’ said Kris
Holley, who still works in
international sales for
coin-op in addition to
her consumer division
duties. “That opportunity
has presented itself with
Silicon Graphics and
‘Project Reality.”

The worldwide joint
development and license
agreement teams Nin-
tendo with Silicon
Graphics, a company
renowned for its visual
computing technologies.
They were used by film-
makers to create the
special effects for such
movies as “Terminator 2”
and “Jurrasic Park.”

Project Reality is the
first application of Real-
ity Immersion Techno-
logy, anew generation of
video entertainment that
enables players to step
inside real-time, three-
dimensional worlds. The
product, which will be
developed specifically
for Nintendo, will first

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Nintendo: back in coin-op next year

appear in arcades and
be available for home
use by late 1995. The tar-
get price for the home
system is $250. Holley
said Nintendo hasn't yet
determined the configu-
ration of the arcade ver-
sion, the cost, or when in
1994 it will appear.
Nintendo's next-gen-
eration system will
feature real-time, 3-D
graphics; 24-bit color;
high-resolution video;
CD-quality audio; and
record-setting speed. At
the heart of the system
will be a version of the
MIPS Multimedia En-
gine, a chip set consist-
ing of a 64-bit MIPS RISC

microprocessor, a gra-
phics co-processor chip,
and Application Specific
Integrated Circuits (ASICs).
For the first time, lead-
ing-edge MIPS RISC
microprocessor technol-
ogy will be used in the
video entertainment in-
dustry. The graphics co-
processor and ASICs
will provide the special-
ized audio, video, and
graphics capabilities.
“People’s imaginations
are fueled by visual
imagery, said James
Clark, chairman of
Silicon Graphics. “The
same principles that
enable the world’s lead-
ing scientists and engi-

neers to visualize com-
plex information will
revolutionize video en-
tertainment in the home.
Together, Silicon Gra-
phics and Nintendo make
a dramatic step forward
in this mission.”

Under the agreement,
Nintendo will pay Silicon
Graphics royalties for
use of the licensed 3-D
technology. The product
will be available specifi-
cally from Nintendo.
Application software will
be supplied by Nintendo
and its current and
future authorized licen-
sees.

New plush company formed

Brent Collins, who
worked most recently as
vice president of mer-
chandise supplier Lara-
mie Interests, opened a
new company, Success
Plush Inc., in mid-Sep-
tember with his wife
Reba. It’s located in
Houston.

“We feel that there is
something missing in
today’s business climate,
and that’s customer sat-
isfaction, both in the
product and the service
the customer receives,”
Collins said. “Our goal is
to see that every cus-
tomer of Success Plush
is 100 percent satisfied,
no questions asked.”

Another member of
the Success Plush staff is
John Sullivan, former
sales manager of Lara-

mie Interests. He has
seven years of experi-
ence working with crane
operators. “We are
pleased to have some-
one with John’s crane
industry experience on
our team,” Collins said.
Success Plush offers a

wide selection of crane
plush, including items
for Christmas, Valen-
tine’s Day, Easter, and
Halloween. For more
information, contact the
company at 10660 King-
hurst Drive, Houston, TX
77099; (800) 396-8888.

Upcoming Tornado dates

Tornado Table Soccer,
which wrapped up its
20th anniversary foosball
tournament tour in Sep-
tember, has announced
some of the major tour-
naments stops for 1994.

The tour will kick off
Feb. 11-13 in San Fran-
cisco with a $35,000 tour-
nament. Succeeding
tournaments include the

$30,000 U.S. Open in
Minneapolis; the $35,000
Masters Open in At-
lanta; the $40,000 Na-
tional Championships in
St. Louis; and the
$100,000 World Cham-
pionships in Dallas/Ft.
Worth.

For more information,
contact Tornado at (817)
483-6646.

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Update on Valley World Cup

Valley Recreation Pro-
ducts has released addi-
tional details on the 1994
“Valley Gold,” its 8th
annual Valley World
Cup Championships.
The special name refers
to this year’s tourna-
ment, which has been
“substantially enhanc-
ed,” according to Valley
officials. That means big-
ger promotions, better
support, more organiza-
tion, possible national
and international media
coverage, and a major
change in the operator
eligibility rules: all oper-
ators with 10 or more
Cougar Dart machines
can participate.

The Valley Champion-
ships are held in two
places on two different
levels. The North Ameri-
can Championship takes
place in Las Vegas, with
the winners moving on
to the International
Competition in Europe.
Operators with 10 to 49
dart machines can send
two players to the North
American Champion-
ship. Valley pays for the
local/regional tourna-
ment-running materials,
the Las Vegas welcom-
ing party, and the cele-
bration banquet—almost
everything but player
lodging and air travel.

If operators in this
machine quantity level
are willing to commit to
three additional ma-
chines for their local/
regional tournaments,
Valley will pick up the
machine lodging ex-
pense and provide a
prize package. If they

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commit to five machines,
Valley will also pay for
player air travel expens-
es. Operators with 50 or
more machines are au-
tomatically eligible for
all the “goodies,” includ-
ing Valley-paid lodging
and air travel for their
players. Those who win
the North American
Championship have
their expenses paid by
Valley, regardless of the
operator's machine qual-
ification level.

“The more Valley dart
games an operator owns,
the more of the tourna-
ment expenses we pick
up,” said Dick Shelton,
Valley’s senior vice pres-
ident and general man-
ager. “Essentially, the
greater the operator
commitment to Valley,
the greater the Valley
tournament commit-
ment to the operator.”
He added that on top of
everything else, Valley
will extend a $100 per
machine rebate to oper-
ators who buy new
Cougar Dart machines
for local/regional tour-
naments.

The North American
Championship takes
place in July 1994, with
the International Com-
petition to follow in the
fall at a yet-unnamed
European location. Val-
ley operators wishing to
participate must apply
by Nov. 30, 1993. For
more information, con-
tact your Valley distribu-
tor or the Valley Gold
Committee in Bay City,
Mich., at (800) 248-2837
or (517) 892-4536.

Steve Lieberman

AAMCF to
honor
Lieberman

The American Amuse-
ment Machine Charita-
ble Foundation (AAMCF)
will honor Steve Lieber-
man, president of Lieber-
man Music Co./Viking
Vending, at its 1994
Annual Appreciation
Dinner. The event takes
place March 18 in Rose-
mont, Ill., during ACME
‘94.

Lieberman Music Co.,
founded by Steve's
grandfather, Samuel, in
1907, is a leading distrib-
utor of coin-op amuse-
ment and vending equip-
ment, covering the states
of Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Wiscon-
sin, and central Iowa.
Steve and his brother
David took over leader-
ship of the company in
1967 after the untimely
death of their father,
Harold Lieberman.

“Steve is an outstand-
ing individual who has
made significant contri-
butions to the coin-op
industry over the past 25
years,” said Ray Galante,
president of Music-
Vend/Dunis Distributing
and the AAMCF board of
directors.

Proceeds from the din-
ner and the charity car
raffle are donated toa
charity of the honoree’s
choosing. Lieberman will
select a charity in the
near future.

Strahan returns to industry

with Bally

Werre happy to report
that Rus Strahan, the
longtime president of
NSM-America who re-
signed July 23, is back in
the coin machine indus-
try. Bally Gaming presi-
dent Hans Kloss an-
nounced on Oct. 1 that
Strahan will serve as
general manager of the
companys new Midwest
office in the Chicago
area. It’s scheduled to
open sometime this
month.

Strahan will oversee
the sales and service of
Bally Gaming product in
the Midwest states, fo-
cusing on the Indian and
riverboat gaming mar-
kets.

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Rus Strahan

“I am truly thrilled to
be associated with a
company like Bally
Gaming,” Strahan said.
“Everyone has been fan-
tastic; they ve made me
feel so welcome. It’s just
very exciting to be work-
ing with such great peo-
ple.”

NOVEMBER 1993

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successful video game series of the decade —
Super Street Fighter II. More characters.
More moves. More of the proven Capcom profit
formula. Kits are available now.

4 NEW FIGHTERS: Dee Jay, Cammy,
T. Hawk and Fei Long, each with all-new moves
that players can't wait to master. 4 new countries:
Jamaica, England, Mexico and China. New
backgrounds and graphics that enhance every
match. And new scoring bonuses that reward
players for learning every move.

ALL 12 CHAMPION FIGHTERS ARE BACK.
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never before. Your customers know it's here.
And they're ready to fight. Call your Capcom
Distributor, or Capcom at (408) 727-0400 now.
Before the next guy beats you to it.

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COIN-OP NEWS

Strata names new sales manager

Alicia Sadoff

The Strata Group has
promoted Alicia Sadoff
to the position of sales
manager. She will han-
dle U.S. sales with John
Cassiday, Strata's vice
president of sales.

“Alicia's strong sales
background as sales
manager for Incredible
Technologies’ engineer-
ing products gives her
technical insight into the
video game industry,”
Cassiday said. Since
1991, Sadoff increased IT
sales by 60 percent.

VOR aligns with naval museum

Visions of Reality has
reached an agreement
with the Naval Aviation
Museum Foundation to
provide technical and
historical guidance in
the development of
Flight Academy exhibits
for VOR’s family enter-
tainment centers, which
feature virtual reality
games. The interactive
educational exhibits,
focusing on the achieve-
ments of space flight and
aviation, will be installed
in each center.

“In keeping with
VOR’s philosophy—‘Day-
dreams Inspire Reality’
—we will build a VOR
Flight Academy in each
virtual reality center,”
said Ken Stone, VOR’s
project administrator.
“We anticipate that the
program will play an
important role in the
education and inspira-
tion of today’s young
people, helping direct
them into careers involv-
ing the sciences.”

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Designed with the
assistance of the Naval
Aviation Museum Foun-
dation in Pensacola, Fla.,
each Flight Academy will
include an interactive
educational exhibit fo-
cusing on achievements
in space flight and avia-
tion. VOR plans to coor-
dinate informational
programs with local
schools and community
organizations to in-
crease awareness of
space flight and aviation.
The company is also
expected to offer schol-
arships and grants to the
proposed National Flight
Academy in Pensacola.

The program will en-
list the participation of
astronauts and famous
military personnel who
Support the museum,
such as NASA astronaut
Eugene Cernan, the last
man on the moon.

For more information,
contact (800) 487-6634 or
(714) 587-1950.

Amutronics game certified

Wacky Wheels, a new
coin-op redemption game
by Amutronics of As-
bury, N.J., has been
granted certification by
the New Jersey Depart-
ment of Consumer Af-
fairs/Legalized Games of
Chance Commission.
Certification is neces-

sary before games can .

be operated as redemp-
tion games in any of the
state’s many amusement
arcades.

Wacky Wheels features

three carnival-style
wheels, each numbered
one to six. Players must
first spin, then skill-stop,
the wheels. After the
player's first and second
attempts, the wheels are
automatically added up
and the total displayed
to the player. Tickets are
awarded for specific
wheel totals ranging
from three to 18. Ran-
dom bonus wheel awards
add to the player’s win-
nings.

Blattspieler to Capcom USA

Steve Blattspieler, who
worked most recently
for Irem America, joined
Capcom USA in early
October as general man-
ager of the coin-op divi-
sion. “Steve is responsi-
ble for managing the
coin-op department—
essentially, he has all the
duties that go along with
making it successful,”
said Capcom USA senior

vice president Joe
Morici.
Morici added that

Capcom USA has begun
shipping Super Street
Fighter II. “We've been
getting great reports
from the locations it’s
been in,” he said. “We're
very hopeful that it will
be as successful as our
previous Street Fighter
games.”

Chapman joins NSM-America

Jim Chapman, who
served most recently as
eastern regional sales
manager for SNK, has
joined NSM-America as
sales manager of its EMT
kiddie ride division. He
will, though, sell juke-
boxes and other prod-
ucts built by NSM in the
future, according to vice
president John Margold.

“George Haydocy and
I had been overworked
for so long that we
sought another member
of our team,” Margold
said. “But we didn't just
want a warm body. We

wanted a good salesman,
someone who cares
about the distributors’
business, does what he
promises, and follows
up—in other words, a
true salesman, not an
order-taker. Jim is one
of the few in this indus-
try who fits that bill.

“When we approached
Jim, he was willing to lis-
ten to us. He saw how
much growth weve
experienced in the past
three years and wanted
to be part of that growth.
NSM is fortunate to have
him.”

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Clinton meets “The Crank”

“Say, Bill, does the White House have a contract for games

with any operator yet?” No, Play Meter contributor Frank
“The Crank” Seninsky didn't ask the President that question
when they met, but he did discuss such issues as the dollar
coin and investment tax credits. Pictured on the right is Clay
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Glazman forms Gizmo

Marty Glazman has
resigned his position as
president of Kaneko
USA and formed his own
company, Gizmo Enter-
prises, which will repre-
sent other coin-op man-
ufacturers. Gizmo repre-
sented a new redemp-
tion piece by Games of
Tomorrow, Cops and
Robbers, at the AMOA
show.

“Games of Tomorrow
is owned by a famous

operator and distributor
in Taiwan, Mr. Yeh, and
they've got some people
who've been in the in-
dustry for a long time,
including a couple of
designers from major
factories,” Glazman said.
“Cops and Robbers is a
totally different redemp-
tion piece that’s been
testing very well on loca-
tion. Production is
scheduled for shortly
after the show.”

Changes at Irem America

Irem America has pro-
moted Max Fujimoto and
Paul Wiederaenders to
vice president and coin-
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respectively. The current
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COIN-OP NEWS

MVA appoints Larson

The Music and Vend-
ing Association of South
Dakota has hired Jim
Larson of Pierre, S.D., to
become the first full-
time executive director
in the association’s near-
ly 50-year history.

“MVA needed to add a
full-time professional to
meet the ever-increasing
demands of helping our
members provide quality
entertainment, service,
and convenience to their
customers,” said MVA
president Robert Correa.

“Our members have
given of their time in the
past, but association
management work was
becoming a full-time job
for some. We're pleased
to have Jim Larson on
board to help nurture
the partnership we have
with state government,
and to keep the coin-
operated machine in-
dustry profitable for the
state.”

Jim Larson

Larson, who will man-
age day-to-day opera-
tions, most recently serv-
ed as executive director
of South Dakota's Rural
Development Telecom-
munications Network.
He also has extensive ex-
perience in marketing,
banking, journalism, lob-
bying, and retail sales.
Larson begins work on
Nov. 1.

Cointek gets sentence

Cointek Corp., a New
Jersey distributor of
coin-op games, has been
sentenced in conjunction
with its guilty plea to vio-
lation of 18 USC 371,
Trafficking in Counter-
feit Goods. .

The plea, entered
some months ago, came
as the result of civil ac-
tion taken by Capcom
USA and a criminal in-
vestigation conducted by
the FBI. The latter
revealed that Cointek
sold hundreds of coun-
terfeit Street Fighter II

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and Street Fighter Cham-
pion games. Sentencing
included five years pro-
bation, a $55,000 fine,
$90,613 in restitution to
Capcom, and a special
assessment of $200.

According to Richard
Trindle, AAMA’s direc-
tor of investigations, a
number of similar inves-
tigations are underway
as part of an effort to
stop counterfeiting activ-
ities, which cost the
industry billions of dol-
lars in lost revenues.

NSM-America moves to larger

quarters

An increased need for
space prompted NSM-
America’s recent move
to a new, 25,000-square-
foot office and ware-
house. All 13 employees
and myriad office, shop,
and warehouse items
were moved literally
from one side of Chicago
O’Hare Airport to the
other.

“It’s hard to believe we
did it all in two days, but
we're here and it feels
great,” said NSM-Amer-
ica vice president John
Margold.

NSM-America’s new
home is almost two-and-
a-half times larger than
the old location. It in-
cludes an office, ware-
house, four dock doors, a
huge service depart-
ment, a room for semi-
nars and training, a
parts area, and a kit-
chen.

The address is 1158
Tower Lane, Bensenville,
IL 60106. The phone and
FAX numbers are (708)
860-5100 and (708) 860-
5144.

Brandt emerges from

Chapter 11

Douglas Rattray, pres-
ident and CEO of Brandt
Inc., a leading money-
handling equipment
supplier, announced on
Sept. 15 that the compa-
ny ’s reorganization plan
has been approved by
the U.S. Bankruptcy
Court, Western Division
of Wisconsin. Brandt can
now successfully emerge
from Chapter 11 bank-
ruptcy.

Brandt filed a petition
for reorganization under
Chapter 11 in November
1992. The company
sought relief from a sub-
stantial judgment ren-
dered against it in a
patent infringement law-
suit brought by competi-
tor Cummins-Allison.
The reorganization plan
calls for full payment of
all debts, including the
patent infringement judg-
ment.

All parties were in
support of the reorgani-

zation plan that was put
before the court. Terms
include permission for
Brandt to continue ser-
vice and repair of the
machines that prompted
the patent suit. All other
patent-related litigation
will now cease.

“This return to busi-
ness as usual is good
news for everyone,’ Rat-
tray said. “Although
Brandt enjoyed strong
performance during the
difficult Chapter 11 peri-
od, it is good to be rid of
all legal encumbrances.
We are once again free
to compete in the mar-
ketplace without having
to explain what ‘Chapter
11’ means.”

Brandt, currently in its
103rd year of operation,
employs 550 people. It
has headquarters in
Bensalem, Pa., and addi-
tional manufacturing
facilities in Watertown,
Wis.

NOVEMBER 1993

COIN-OP NEWS

In other news

e Video Lottery Tech-
nologies (VLT) has been
selected by the Atlantic
Lottery Corp. to provide
the central computer
and communications
systems controlling all of
ALC’s gaming functions,
including on-line Lotto,
video lottery, and instant
ticketing. VLT’s “Mas-
terLink” system will
replace G-Tech’s current
on-line gaming system
and the video system
installed by VLT four
years ago.

e A few more post-
AMOA distributor open
houses have been an-
nounced: Betson New
Jersey, Nov. 3, 1-7 p.m.;
New England Coin-Op,
Nov. 7, 1-6 p.m.; Betson
Advance Dist., Nov. 14, 1-
6 p.m.; Mountain Coin,
Salt Lake City, Nov. 3;
Mountain Coin, Las
Vegas, Nov. 4; Mountain
Coin, Denver, Nov. 5;
Mountain Coin, Phoenix,
Nov. 9; Mountain Coin,
Albuquerque, Nov. 10.

e Tommy Lasorda,
longtime manager of the
Los Angeles Dodgers,
will be the keynote
speaker at the 15th
Night Club & Bar Con-
vention and Trade Show,
which takes place Jan.
10-12 at Bally’s Grand
Hotel in Las Vegas.
AAMA will take out a
booth at the show.

e Fdison Brothers
Mall Entertainment has
promoted Vicky Nordike
to the position of re-
demption merchandiser.
Also, the acquisition and
management of redemp-
tion equipment will now

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be handled through the
Mall Entertainment
equipment department
by Richard Long, Loring
Thomason, and John
Denlinger.

e Larry Macaluso has
been named director of
Collins Games of Mis-
sissippi Inc. Formerly
with VGT, Macaluso will
be responsible for the
daily operation of the
company’s statewide
charitable bingo gaming
activities.

e Here are two ad-
dress changes to note.
Absolute Amusements
has moved to a larger
building at 3400 N.W. 9
Ave., Oakland Park, FL
33309. And BRW Inc. is
now located at 1747 East
Ave. Q, Unit D6, Palm-
dale, CA 93550. The new
phone and FAX numbers
are (805) 285-8800 and
(805) 285-8201. The toll-
free number remains the
same: (800) 235-6740.

e Celebration Station
has announced that
Steve Thomas, who's
director of game opera-
tions, is now also respon-
sible for purchasing and
technical support for all
arcade and amusement
equipment. Three per-
sonnel changes were
also announced: Robin
Kerr, regional manager
of the six stores in Texas
and Oklahoma; Robert
Zolno, general manager
of the Austin, Texas,
store located at IH-35
and Ben White; and Gus
Lawson, general manag-
er of the Memphis, Tenn.,
store located at I-40 and
Sycamore View.

pena tt

in Miami.

t JAMES INDUSTRIES SOUTH. INC.

VENDING AMUSEMENTS BILLIARDS

An outside view of James Industries’ full-line distributorship

PE eas |

James opens two offices

James Industries has
opened offices and show-
rooms in San Juan,
Puerto Rico, and Miami,
Fla. They're full-line dis-
tributorships handling
amusement and vending
machines, billiards, mu-
Sic, components, and
parts.

The office in Puerto
Rico is located directly
adjacent to the San Juan
International Airport.

Tying the knot

The address is Marginal
Los Angeles, J7-B, Caro-
lina, Puerto Rico 00979.
The phone and FAX
numbers are (809) 253-
7149 and (809) 253-7189.

The Miami office is
located at 1673 N.W. 79th
Ave., Miami, FL 33126-
1106. The phone and
FAX numbers are (305)
715-9440 and (305) 715-
9445. ||

Congratulations to Tony Urso, vice president of Madison Coin
Machine, who was recently married to Jacqueline Hoverson

in Monona, Wis. Tony is the son of Gene Urso, a former AMOA
president.

NOVEMBER 1993

Compiled by the
editors of EuroSlot

INTERNATIONAL

Capcom has launch-
ed an international
tournament to promote
the latest addition to
the Street Fighter ser-
ies, Super Street Fighter
II: The New Challenge.
It was launched at the
recent JAMMA show
and sneak-previewed
to American players in
New York, Chicago, Los
Angeles, and San Fran-
cisco in mid-Septem-
ber.

The first tournament
was held in Japan and
will be followed by
events in Spain, France,
Germany, England,
Italy, the United States,
Asia, and South Amer-
ica. In Tokyo, 1,300 play-
ers participated each
day.

Super Street Fighter II
includes three-dimen-
sional sound and four
new characters that
move in different direc-
tions. New scrolls are
also available.

HOLLAND

VAN, the national
trade association for
the coin machine in-
dustry, has distanced
itself from any mem-
bers who fall within an
investigation that’s just
taken place in Am-
sterdam. A report pre-
sented to the mayor of
Amsterdam by the
Dutch Justice Depart-
ment details an investi-
gation into 40 compa-
nies that operate gam-

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

ing machines. Five
allegedly committed
criminal offenses in-
volving drugs, prostitu-
tion, possession of fire-
arms, and money laun-
dering. Two are said to
be VAN members,
though no names have
been released.

VAN has promised to
take action against any
of its 400 members
Should a case be pro-
ven, and this includes
expulsion. The associa-
tion has also renewed
the call for tighter re-
strictions on the issuing
of machine licenses.
“We have no place for
companies which in-
volve themselves in this
kind of activity,” said
VAN president Dr. M.W.
Doll.

NORWAY

The Norwegian Par-
liament began a new
session in October, and
it may look at new gam-
ing legislation being
proposed by the De-
partment of Justice.
This would give chari-
ties the right to operate
all payout machines,
including the skill pay-
out knipsekasse ma-
chines. Under current
legislation, indepen-
dent operators may
also operate Rnipse-
kRasse machines. The
trade association NOAF
is strongly opposed to
this move, and some
experts in Norway be-
lieve there may not be

time to consider the
proposals in this ses-
sion.

Euromat has written
to the Finance and
Justice Ministries on
the subject. Apparently
the letter has been
leaked to the local
media, and some trade
representatives have
been interviewed on
television. Some indica-
tions of support have
been arriving at NOAF
from local constituent
lawyers.

FRANCE

New government con-
straints will threaten
the operation of games
if no special dispensa-
tions are granted to
video games for ar-
cades, according to the
industry in France.

Campaigns have
been conducted by con-
sumer associations over
the perceived danger of
video games to people
with epilepsy. The gov-
ernment has announc-
ed an order that distin-
guishes private video
games and those for
arcades. Each location
has to have a poster in
full view, and coin-
operated games would
have to carry a sticker
warning of the dangers.
The union of French
operators (CFA) has
demanded the removal
of the restrictions.

AUSTRIA

Austrian gaming ma-

chine manufacturer
Impera has increased
its activities in the field
of distribution. It has
Signed an agreement
with Automaten Kruger
in Berlin and Peter
Hemmersbach in Co-
logne; other partners
are being sought in
southern Germany. The
company will also ex-
amine other European
countries with a view
toward setting up a
wider distribution net-
work.

HUNGARY

A series of national
championships for pin-
ball, pool, and video
games may be run next
year by the organizers
of the Hunia show.
Susan Meszaros of Fun
Ltd. in Debrecen, Hun-
gary, told EuroSlot it
was envisaged that a
round of regional com-
petitions would be held
first. The final would
coincide with Hunia ‘94
at the Hotel Aranybika,
the show venue.

“We would need to
provide the same equip-
ment at our regional
competitions to ensure
that the conditions
were the same for all of
the players,” Meszaros
said.

Show organizers are
trying to find a manufac-
turer or supplier of
appropriate games to
sponsor the competition.
“It would certainly be a
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supplier to make his
name known in Hun-
gary, Meszaros said.
“He may even wish to
provide a first prize, per-
haps a trip to the coun-
try where the equipment
is made to visit the facto-
ry and obtain publicity
spin-ofis.”

Hunia ‘94 is also seek-
ing financial sponsor-
ship from international
companies for the tour-
naments. Meszaros can
be contacted by FAX at
+36 52 317 941.

CZECH REPUBLIC

A new exhibition is to
be staged alongside
A+LTS ‘94 in Prague,
following negotiations
with various business
institutions. It will be
supported by the Ces-
koslovenska Obchodni
Bank, the Czech Cham-
ber of Commerce, and
the Czech Foreign
Trade magazine.

The Franchise + Busi-
ness Opportunities ex-
hibition is targeted
specifically at the grow-
ing entrepreneur/busi-
ness sector of the
Central and Eastern
European market.

“It is believed that
participants of A+LTS
will also benefit from
the type of visitor
expected to attend the
new show,’ said pro-
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tions in the United
Kingdom. “Further
talks are being held
with other relevant or-
ganizations, and it is
anticipated that these
will result in additional
institutional support.”
Market research has
shown that 1994 is the
right time to launch the
new event, Robinson
says. Economic indica-
tors suggest that with
privatization and other
government-sponsored
moves to bolster busi-
ness and encourage the
self-employed in hand,
the Czech Republic is
poised for strong growth.

GREECE

The new Greek gam-
bling law appears to
allow payout slot ma-
chines in certain tourist
locations, except casi-
nos. There is some con-
fusion in the industry as
suppliers of the ma-
chines attempt to clarify
the situation. An English
translation of the new
regulations seems to
permit slot machines
outside casinos.

The regulations set up
a kind of gaming board
(known as the EK) that
will issue licenses for
casinos and police the
industry. Ten locations
have been announced;
two are in Athens,
where casinos may be
permitted to open.

AUSTRALIA

Timezone, a division
of Leisure and Allied
Industries in Perth, has
launched a new con-
sumer-oriented coin-op
magazine. Editorial
content will include
previews and reviews
of video games and pin-
ball machines, as well
as general entertain-
ment and fashion.

NEW ZEALAND

The Pinball Co. has
set up New Zealand's
first second-hand pin-
ball shop on Hamilton's
main shopping street. It
currently has 45 sec-
ond-hand pinball ma-
chines in stock.

Members of the pub-
lic can call in, play the
games, and buy one on
the spot. Customers
are reported to be call-
ing in from as far away
as Auckland to buy
pins. Video games will
soon be added to the
stock.

MEXICO

According to James
Griffiths, vice president
of international opera-
tions for Valley Recre-
ation Products, elec-
tronic darts and pool
tables have a steady
market in Mexico. He
has been sending both
electronic dart ma-
chines and pool tables
to Mexico for over three

years through AEMSA,
a local distributor. Most
of these units are
placed in restaurants.
Valley has also devel-
oped new markets in
Greece and Turkey.

TURKEY

The first European
Hotel and Leisure Tech-
nology Fair will be held
in Istanbul, Turkey,
from Feb. 24-27, 1994. It
will contain automatic
amusement machines,
automatic vendors, and
equipment for play-
grounds, water parks,
and amusement parks.
The show is being orga-
nized by Fairsystem of
Bologna, Italy.

CHINA

The Wurlitzer impor-
ter for France, France
Video Laser, has con-
firmed rumors that it’s
established strong links
with China for the juke-
box line. Said Michel
Henry, director general
of FVL, “Following per-
sonal discussions with
Chinese representa-
tives at a meeting in
Beijing, we are now
established as the pio-
neers of Wurlitzer juke-
boxes in the Chinese
market.”

One of FVL'’s techni-
cians has been in China
to help train Chinese
technicians to modify
jukeboxes for Chinese
use. L]

NOVEMBER 1993

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Mr. Kanazawa,
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President Shinichi Ikawa

PLAY METER

COVER

STORY

Jaleco means commitment

You can talk about entertain-
ment. And you can talk about
technology. You can even discuss
creativity. Or you can talk about
all of them with one word—
Jaleco.

Ask anyone at Jaleco which is
the most important—entertain-
ment, technology, or creativity—
and you'll get an answer stressing
that the most important thing is
commitment, to all of the above
and-to the industry. If you had
any doubts about that commit-
ment, a visit to Jaleco’s booth at
the AMOA show should have dis-
pelled any doubts. Talk about
impressive!

Jaleco’s founder and chairman
of the board, Mr. Y. Kanazawa,
has a tough business philosophy
that has taken his company into

the ‘90s: “We want to create prod-
ucts that make everyone's lives
more enjoyable. We want to cre-
ate software that will make peo-
ple laugh and shout with excite-
ment. Jaleco wants to set new
standards in the amusement
field.”

Sound tough? Perhaps to the
average game manufacturer, but
it’s a way of life at Jaleco. The
company has been very competi-
tive in the consumer market for
many years and, though a late
contender in the United States in
coin-op, knows its future looks
bright.

Jaleco’s new vice president of
coin-op sales, Jolly Backer, who
recently left Capcom after a suc-
cessful run of the Street Fighter
series of games, says that Jaleco
has all the potential to have a
number one game in the coin-op
market. “Few people know that
Jaleco is a publicly held company,
ranking with the likes of Capcom
and Konami. When I studied
Jaleco’s history and saw the com-
pany’s direction, I knew that I
had found a company I wanted to
work for,” he said. “Jaleco is very
committed to the coin-op indus-
try and if anyone has any doubts,
they won't have them for long. We
are working on some exciting
games, from kits to simulators.”

Jaleco’s president, Mr. Shinichi
Ikawa, is a delight to talk with.

Jolly Backer, vice president of coin-op sales

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The coin-op group, (I-r): Jolly Backer, Mary Hermanson, Greg

Hyser, Jim Prokop, and Oliver Tang.

Far from sitting in an office in
Japan overseeing the American
division, he is in the day-to-day
workings of the company. “I know
that there are many cultural dif-
ferences between the Japanese
and American markets that must
be addressed in amusement
games. We are taking dynamic
steps to ensure that games intro-
duced in the United States are
games that will appeal to players
here,” he explained.

Mr. Ikawa explained that re-
demption, for example, is unique
to America. “You can’t simply
bring a Japanese-developed
game over here, stick on a ticket
dispenser, and have a true re-
demption game. To have a good
redemption piece, you need to
work with American developers,
and that’s precisely what we are
doing.”

What about the trend today
toward gigantic family amuse-
ment centers and the equipment
for them? “We know there is a
trend towards large simulators
for family amusement centers
and we'll provide some of the
best. But there's also a great need
by street operators for games that
will earn maximum profits. We'll
offer games to meet their needs,”
Backer said.

Ikawa added, “Jaleco may very
well be one of the few companies
providing redemption, videos in
kits and dedicated, simulators,

PLAY METER

Masao Ohata, vice president of Jaleco

USA

Mary Hermanson, sales and marketing
manager

The accounting department, (I-r): Ida Main, Greg Lanonge,
Donnelle Lillig, and Haruo Hori (center).

and driving games. We are also
very conscious of price. For
example, just recently a distribu-
tor was looking at our new Basket
Bull game and was surprised at
how little the price is.”

We couldn't help asking Mr.
Ikawa and Backer about virtual
reality. After all, the subject is
being discussed in all industry
circles. Here’s what they had to
say: “Eventually the price will
come down and virtual reality
will become more sophisticated, ”
noted Backer. “And Jaleco is in a
position to go in that direction
should the market direct us,”
added Mr. Ikawa.

Jaleco is also committed to its
distributor network. The compa-
ny works strictly through distrib-
utors, praising the job distribu-
tors have done for the company.
Mr. Ikawa said, “We depend on
our distributors for service and
parts. We take them very serious-
ly. They are a vital part of our
business.”

And the industry better take
Jaleco very seriously because the
company's commitment and ded-
ication are poising it for success.
In preparing for the predicted
success, Jaleco has assembled an
impressive staff. In addition to
Backer and Mr. Ikawa, there’s
Mary Hermanson, who was
recently promoted to sales and
marketing manager, and Nancy
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Clyde Love

“Even the death of friends will
inspire us as much as their lives.”

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—Henry David Thoreau

t was during the Great Depres-
sion in 1939 that Clyde B. Love
became the sole support of his
family when his father, T.L. Love,
passed away. Though only a
teenager, Clyde managed to fin-
ish high school, expand his fami-
ly’s farm, and work as the young-
est differential boilermaker in the
history of the Santa Fe Railroad
to provide for his mother and four
younger brothers and sisters.

Although it was difficult for the
youngster to shoulder the huge
responsibilities thrust upon him,
he never lost his honesty and
integrity. He once found an
expensive diamond ring. Tempt-
ed to pocket it, he instead adver-
tised diligently for the owner,
who never came forward. He was
able to trade that ring for 160
acres next to his own farm.

After serving during World War
II in the U.S. Navy Seabees, Clyde
married Phyllis Briney of Sioux
City, lowa, and went to work for
Coast Cigarette Service in Los
Angeles.

It wasn’t long before the ambi-
tious young man purchased his
own vending company, and pro-
ceeded with his legendary stami-
na and determination to expand
his company into several others
in southern and central Cali-
fornia. By 1968, having parlayed a
few coin machines into compa-
nies with more than $7 million in
combined annual sales, he merg-
ed with ARA Services.

Over the next decade, Clyde
led ARA’s very successful move
into the vending industry through-
out the western United States,
including Hawaii. In 1980 Clyde
acquired ARA’s street vending

operations in California, Arizona,
and Colorado and co-founded
Silco Corp. He served as Silco’s
president and chief operating
officer until 1982.

That year, Clyde and his two
sons started Royal Vending
Services Ltd. Through a number
of acquisitions, including Servo-
mation, Royal has grown into one
of the largest vending companies
in Southern California.

Clyde was active in the indus-
try, having served as one of the
earliest and most effective politi-
cal proponents. He was a charter
member of the Amusement and
Music Operators Association
(AMOA) and served three terms
on its board of directors.

He was a member of his state
association, serving on the board
from 1953 until being elected
president in 1985. In 1987 Clyde
was named California’s “Giant of
the Industry,” the California Coin
Machine Association's presti-
gious award for lifetime achieve-
ment.

Clyde passed away on Sept. 7 at
his home after fighting cancer for
several years. He is survived by
Phyllis, his wife of 47 years; his
two sons, Jack and Russell; a
brother and sister, Merle Love
and Iris Young; six grandchildren
(Bryan, Jennifer, Rebecca, Jes-
sica, Justin, and Austin Love); and
two great-grandsons, Dylan Clyde
and Cody Jack Love.

A memorial fund has been
established to benefit prostate
cancer research. Donations can
be made to the American Cancer
Society, 120 E. Murray, Visulia,
CA 93291. LJ

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There's a saying that knowl-
edge is power. The nearly 4,000
Fun Expo attendees who traveled
to Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 30-
Oct. 2 for three days of seminars
and exhibits successfully sought
and found a greater understand-
ing of the burgeoning family
entertainment center business.

Booth totals jumped from 325 in
1992 to 400 this year, and from 150
exhibiting companies to 200.
Attendance was up 30 percent. In
its third year Fun Expo is coming

Seka Carpenter of Putt N Stuff holds son Cody as he exits a
Soft Play tunnel.

into its own as a Significant trade
show, with an annual banquet as
part of the festivities.

Attendees are not the tradition-
al coin machine operators who
visit AMOA and ACME, although
there is an overlap. They are
small businessmen seeking to
branch out into a feel-good, fun
industry. They are responding to
the interest in multi-attraction
facilities that afford quality family
time spent close to home.

One second-year attendee told

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of new games for pre-teens.

The player sees a musical rendition of an old
favorite tune, watching the colored keys as each
one lights up to “play.” Then the player “plays”
the same tune to beat the clock.

It'll be a big money-maker because it’s designed
for the “affluent” pre-teen market!

It features these money-making advantages:
Junior Size so it’s easy for the younger player.
A sure hit with parents.
Musical appeal for bigger earnings.
Easy servicing of all elements from a “front
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Dist., Natalie Kulig of American Sammy, Rachel Davies of
Williams, Jeff Yantz of Valley, Mary Hermanson of Jaleco,

and Angela Orlando of AAMA.

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Phyllis Seidel, Ed Fonseca, and Ed Seidel.

of coming to Fun Expo ‘92 on a
fact-finding mission that led to
extensive research, hiring a con-
sultant, constructing a building,
and now preparing to furnish the
building and fill it with equipment
geared to entertaining the whole
family.

How much of an investment is
this typical new operator expect-
ed to make? Approximately $1.2
million for a 25,000- square-foot
facility is the norm, based on
comments from around the show
floor. Add another half million for
150 games and food.

Consider these raw costs
(approximate, depending on the
area): $250,000 for land, $200,000
for the actual building (shell),
$24,000 for heating and air condi-

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At the Ace/Acme booth, (I-r): John Dyer, John Bosch, Cheryl

Matthew Lees (I) and Dean Friedman of InVideo proudly dis-
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tioning, and $20,000 for electrical
work. Don't forget the additional
costs of plumbing, interior design,
and a competent staff.

What elements are normally
found in a family entertainment
center? Miniature golf, go-karts,
batting cages, bumper cars
and/or bumper boats, soft play, a
game room full of redemption
equipment, and a prize counter
that encourages accumulating
tickets.

Larger facilities may include a
mini-coaster, rides for small chil-
dren, and rides that accommo-
date children and adults alike.
Dreaming of a classic carousel as
a centerpiece? Hold onto your
checkbook; this is a big-ticket
item in the six-digit category.

A note of caution: a family fun
center must draw a huge volume
through the doors to make ends
meet. It’s not enough to have a
beautiful location full of shiny
new games. That’s why Fun
Expo’s seminar program tackles
important issues from the stand-
point of the novice and the sea-
soned operator.

Among the coin-op profession-
als featured on the roster of 28
seminars were Vic Fortenbach of
VICCO and columnist for Play
Meter, Jane Adkins of Take Ten
Corp., Michael Getlan of Rec-
reation Amusements, Frank
Seninsky of Alpha/Omega
Amusements and columnist for
Play Meter, Jerry Monday of
Century Vending, and Bob Keelyn

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By the new After Shock, (I-r): Lazer-Tron’s Susan Jessee,
Norman Petermeier, and Ron Carrara.

and Joe Tunney of Coastal
Amusements.

Topics on the agenda included
strategic planning for first-time
operators, game and kiddie ride
R.O.1., marketing, decor and
theming, safety, Americans with
Disabilities Act compliance,
negotiating family amusements in
the shopping center, and much
more.

An extended seminar on the
future of redemption was moder-
ated by Valerie Cognevich of Play
Meter and included Bob Snyder
of Bob Snyder & Associates,
David Goldman of Ideal Software
Systems, and Mickey Finn of
Kansas City Pro Bowl.

A large portion of exhibit
space was devoted to suppliers of

PLAY METER

From left: Bob Schneider of Coin Concepts, Trudy Faust and
Geoffrey Bach of Miami Bach Productions, and Stacey
Martin of Coin Concepts by the Watch Crane and Dream

The Betson gang, (I-r): Neal Rosenberg, Ben Toro, and

Anthony Farinola by Digger's Prize and Punch Belly.

soft play equipment, from inflat-
able castles to connecting cubi-
cles that invited children to
explore in a safe environment. All
manner of miniature golf services
were represented.

The American Amusement
Machine Association hosted a
booth with the following equip-
ment: Namco’s Cyber Sled, a
cockpit model video, Jaleco’s
Basket Bull, a novelty game,
Dynamo’'s Comet air hockey, Data
East's Last Action Hero pinball,
American Sammy’s Simple Simon
novelty game, Rowe’s CD 100-C
jukebox, Atari's World Rally dri-
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and Tornado’s The Standard foos-
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Amusements, Coin Concepts,
E.M.T. Kiddie Rides, Fun Indus-
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tional, Kiddie Rides USA, Lazer-
Tron, Seidel Amusement, Smart
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Distributing, Williams Electron-
ics, and Zamperla.

The redemption foursome of
Bob’s Space Racers, Bay Tek,
Skee-Ball, and Doyle Interna-
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redemption pavilion. A special
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Novelty and Acme Premium
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Dan Brechner, Duzall Toys, HMS
Monaco, Laramie Interests,
Oriental Trading, R.M.K. Sales,
Rebecca’s, and Superior Toy.

InVideo Systems displayed its
Eat-a-Bug virtual reality game
that actually puts players into the
action, grabbing insects to score
points while avoiding killer bees,
giant spiders, and a centipede.
Next from InVideo—Virtual
Volleyball, Dreams, and a series
of early learning modules.

If the games weren't enough,
food was available in the form of
fresh pizza, popcorn, soft drinks,
cookies and muffins, funnel
cakes, icy treats, nachos, grease-
less fries, and 30-second ham-

PLAY METER

At the National Ticket booth, Tim Timco (I) and Bob

GaMCO’'s Emily Yaffe shows the Dream Team basketball-

themed novelty game to Dan Lubin of Tunnels-N-Tubes.

burgers.

Rounding out the exhibitor list
were designers and consultants,
insurance agencies, water games,
go-karts, and cash control sys-
tems.

Exhibitors and attendees chim-
ed in with comments:

Bob Schneider, Coin Concepts:
“We're meeting a whole new
clientele. I’m seeing a lot of fresh
faces here; hopefully we're
scratching the surface of a big
new market.”

Steve McCaul, Mondial Distri-
buting (Mass.): “We won’t have
the volume of teenage players we
had in the video boom for another
five years. The family market is
the booming market right now. A
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ment. Redemption is unlimited;
you can take it anywhere you
want. You've got to be willing to
change and reinvest or this busi-
ness will walk on by.”

Neal Rosenberg, Betson Enter-
prises: “We're very happy with
the response from this show. It’s
an up and coming show that’s
really grown in the last two years.
The show management knows
how to bring people in. The peo-
ple here are seeking out informa-
tion.”

Joe Franta, Just for Fun: “Today
you can’t get into malls with a
2,000-square-foot game room.
Malls want you to take 10,000
square feet and one-fourth has to
be soft play.

They dictate what they want.
Our business used to be teen-

NOVEMBER 1993

World-popular
Bonk hits the arcades in

this all-new game from
Kaneko USA. As a ticket
redemption game it is
designed for dual play to
increase profit margins. Two
players can test their skill
simultaneously to earn tickets. A
two ticket dispenser is included. Players are
challenged at each level to increase their ticket
totals or end the game. Bonk is a dedicated
game with two 8-way joysticks and two
action buttons. The payout is adjustable
with the dip-switch. There are 28

stages and seven stages of play. In

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Scott Cernik of Skateland, and Bob Keelyn of Coastal with

Melody Mouse.

From left: Lou Erpelding of Purple Star, Sam Varda of
Tigloth Inc., and Nancy Smart Singh, Keith Ashbacker, and
Tod Bertram of Purple Star by Dinosaur Park.

agers playing videos. Now moms
and dads come in with their kids
and they all want to play some-
thing.

“There's very little here you can
put on a TV screen at home.
That's the advantage with re-
demption and pinball games—
they won't be available at home in
a few months. My competition is
movie and video game rentals for
play at home.”

Jack Mendes, Bob’s Space
Racers: “These people are zeroed
in on redemption. It’s not diluted
by video, jukeboxes, or other
equipment. Everyone is a poten-
tial customer.”

Sheila Dellacona, Roger Wil-
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new business for us. These people
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Joey Herd, Riverchase Golf ‘N
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A special redemption pavilion included games from Bob's
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The fledgling IFECA plans an
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excellence awards programs,
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INTERVIEW

Harry Peck

wenty-three years ago, brothers
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to their names, entered the coin
machine industry. Today their
company, Family Amusement
Corp., operates in 7-Elevens,
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This interview focused on a dis-
turbing decision by the Southland
Corp. to push its franchisees into
removing amusement games
from 7-Eleven stores. It’s a matter
of great concern to operators like
Harry Peck, who has games in 96
Southern California 7-Elevens.

Let’s start with Operation
Restore—the Southland Corp.'s
plan to renovate 7-Eleven stores,
but with the carrot that fran-
chisees have to remove their
amusement games. What have
you heard about this situation?

The Southland Corp. is making
strong recommendations to the
franchisees to eliminate games if
they aren't doing a high volume,
which is classified as $1,200 a
month in profit to the location.
Based on that formula, Southland
is estimating that 80 percent of
the stores won't have games.

Of our approximately 100
stores, we'll probably end up with
only about 20. It’s going to really
hurt. But it affects the distributors
and manufacturers, too, not just
us. Our local distributors are

going to see less purchasing,
which in turn means the manu-
facturers are going to receive
fewer orders. The effects are
going to run full circle.

Do you think Southland’s deci-
sion will force some operators to
shut down their businesses?

If I was an independent guy
who had 15 stores and nothing
else, I’d look for a new job. We
will be forced to cut back.
Instead of having 30 employees,
we may have to drop down to 20.
The positive thing is that we've
started to plan for it and are
moving in other directions to
avoid layoffs. We’ve developed
our showroom to try to sell more
used equipment to the retail
consumer, and we're looking at
other sites for our amusement
equipment.

And I’m concerned that al-
though this isn’t supposed to hap-
pen overnight—they're saying a
phase-out over two-and-a-half-
years—one of my stores says
Southland wants the games out
now, even though it isn’t due for
remodeling yet. I asked some-
body at Southland why, and he
said, “Better sooner than later.
We want a no-games approach.”

This is definitely going to hurt
us, but will it put us out of busi-
ness? No. What will put us out of
business, though, is the continued
theft of PC boards. We've had five
NBA JAM boards stolen in the
past four weeks. Even though we
put a lot of security hardware on
the games, a thief is still able to
break in if he wants to. And the
weird thing is, they don’t even
touch the money! We're doing all
the work and the thieves are tak-
ing all the profits. It’s a real prob-
lem.

Do you believe Southland’s
claim that the games represent

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one of the biggest customer nega-
tives, and that they’re keeping
potential clientele away?

I don’t know what type of clien-
tele 7-Eleven is going for, but in
the past its customers have been
basically video and pinball peo-
ple. They're the type who go to 7-
Eleven for coffee and a newspa-

per in the morning, a pack of cig-
arettes, a sandwich, maybe a Six-
pack. You don’t see yuppie cus-
tomers in there. Taking away the
games is not going to attract a dif-
ferent clientele, at least in my
opinion. Southland disagrees.
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image—one that doesn't include
games.

Does 7-Eleven have a valid
point that loitering might scare
away possible customers?

Yes, loitering can create a
mess. It presents an unkempt
appearance, and there's a lot of
pilferage in the area. But if pre-
sented properly in the store, the
games can have a rightful place.
One idea is to put in an enclosed,
sound-proof glass room for the
games. That would make them an
integral part of the 7-Elevens, but
Southland has apparently chosen
not to do this. I understand that in
Southern California they’re going
to put ATM machines where the
games are. They're also going to
put in public restrooms and have
fresh sandwiches and produce
delivered daily.

Why the sudden turnaround in
Southland’s attitude toward
games in the stores? It can’t be
because of sliding revenues.

Last year they experienced the
best revenues ever with the com-
bination of Street Fighter II, Street
Fighter Champion, and Mortal
Kombat. That's why I don't under-
stand why Southland wants to
take out the games and go after a
different clientele. As I said,
they're never going to get the
yuppie crowd. I still believe the 7-
Eleven crowd is made up of
everyday neighborhood people.

The games give 7-Eleven cus-
tomers amusement and enter-
tainment without having to travel
to the local arcade or bowling
center. Let’s face it, 7-Elevens
have become synonymous with
providing convenient amusement
games. When you take that away
you force the customers to go
somewhere else for that fun
experience.

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the customers who come in daily
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Southland.

You know what my theory is?
With all the fiber-optics and inter-
active TV we're hearing about, I
see a bank of TV screens with
controllers on the walls of 7-
Eleven stores. I see AT&T, Time
Warner, Viacom, or some giant
company like that providing
amusement games and billing the
individual store for the time. The
store would pay a royalty or leas-
ing fee to the big guys and have
the monitors and joysticks ser-
viced locally. That’s where I see
the 7-Elevens going: not with the
Japanese manufacturers but with
Big Brother. I also see it as a sig-
nal of the demise of the street
operator.

Do you have any contractual
protection?

There's a problem with 7-
Elevens and contractual protec-
tion. You're entering into an
agreement with a franchisee, who
in essence is in agreement with
Southland—one, for the most
part, in which Southland has the
bigger piece of the pie. By having
the agreement only with a partic-
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the store or loses it, you have no
recourse. Southland has no deal
with you. Also, if you have a dis-
pute with one store but have
games in others, are you going to
do something to make Southland
mad? That’s being penny wise
and pound foolish.

AMOA and AAMA are getting
together to formulate a letter to
Southland. What do you think the
letter should say?

Well, I’ve already sent a letter
to all of my 7-Elevens. I just told
them that we've been servicing
them for 18 years and that it’s
been a mutually profitable rela-
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say they are, but again, I’m ina
Catch-22 situation.

There were other locations lost
beside 7-Elevens. For example,
we lost 30 games and a change
machine in a U.S. military instal-
lation! It was all theft, not fire. But
just like Southland, the military
doesn’t want to pay us. We told
them to pick up the games after
the riots, but they said no, they
would watch them. Someone for-
got, and they got stolen. The mili-
tary admits liability but still won't
pay.

Your arcade serves as a popu-
lar test site for manufacturers.
What’s your initial impression of
Capcom’s Super Street Fighter II
video?

Though we had it on test for
three days, I'll reserve my judg-
ment until it comes out. But
something interesting happened
during the testing period. We had
a showing of Super Street Fighter
IT at the arcade, and Capcom was
here. That morning I received a
FAX from the Orient offering
Super Street Fighter II parallels
already—at $500 less than the dis-
tributor price! I showed it to the
people from Capcom and they
flipped; it appears one hand
doesn't know what the other
hand is doing. I said, “How can I,
as an operator, buy this board for
over $2,000 when it’s being
offered first-pass at $1,500?”

Frankly, I'd rather buy. product
from Williams/Bally and Midway
Mfg. Mortal Kombat II is coming
out, and | hear it’s dynamic. It’s
going to be dedicated a long time
before the kits are released, and
you can be guaranteed there’s no
parallels. I think if operators
checked their earnings, they'd
find that Mortal Kombat is earn-
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Fighter Champion right now. With
an American product you know
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For example, I had a contract
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The location called me and said
that since I didn’t have Samurai
Shodown, I should come pick my
games up. Gekko has done this to
me twice, and I know they're
doing it all over. A lot of people
are unhappy with them.

With all that we’ve discussed, it
sounds like you're pessimistic
about the future of this industry.

I am very, very pessimistic
about the industry as it is today
and where it’s headed. Like I told
my partner, I don't see us being
the same animal four years from
now.

I think Williams is the only sal-
vation for this business. They
make top-quality games, they
have a normal distribution net-
work, and they stand behind what
they sell. This industry needs
more companies like Williams—
good, old-fashioned American
companies. Sure, they can get
pricey, but operators get quality
pinballs and video games that
hold their value for a long time.

This industry is going through
major changes. I think the video
games of today had better be
something special in order to get
kids to put their quarters in.
Otherwise, they'll just use the
technology that’s available to
them in the home. It’s up to the
manufacturers to give us innova-
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compete—and not stab us in the
back. The players are out there,
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and John Hill.

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Charlotte and, as usual, there
was a tremendous turnout.

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which included golf, night-time
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exhibits. Seminars included one

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on taxes, presented by AMOA
president Craig Johnson. John-
son said, “Operators owe it to
themselves to know what they
can do to minimize taxes.” John-
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letter ruling on depreciation,
which many operators have wait-
ed for. Operators were also treat-
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on various equipment. Tom Cahill
of Williams, who conducted one of
the sessions, said, “Operators are
eager to understand the equip-
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ers, welcome the opportunity to
offer them what help we can.”

A tropical paradise buffet one
night and a banquet the following
night made for a well-attended
weekend. How does the associa-
tion do it? “Do what? Doesn't
everyone support their state
associations?” questioned one
operator. I think he'd be sur-
prised. Keep up the good work,
North Carolina operators. You
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PLAY METER

Dave
Stubblefield

THE OUTER

LIMITS

Things are heating up
on the high-tech front

he following is a brief overview of
some of the areas that I feel are
going to impact our industry, for
better or worse. Some of the
things happening in the area of
communications will, in the next
few years, greatly affect the struc-
ture of electronically based enter-
tainment.

Atari

Atari Corp. (the computer, not
the arcade, company) has reach-
ed an agreement with IBM to
manufacture its new Jaguar mul-
timedia home system. The deal
brings IBM into the mass con-
sumer electronics field for the
first time.

The multi-year deal was report-
ed to be in the $500 million range.
The units have a retail target

price of approximately $200. They
will hit the national marketplace
in 1994.

The system specs are very
impressive. The unit is to be a 64-
bit-based multimedia entertain-
ment system with 16 million-plus
color capability, 24-bit true color
capability, and shaded 3-D poly-
gons that run in real time. The
Jaguar will also accommodate a
32-bit expansion port for cable
and phone interactive use, as well
as modem, digital audio, and dou-
ble-speed CD peripheral use. All
in all, it's quite a deal for the
price.

The 3DO Co.

The ball is rolling at 3DO. The
company has already signed
Atari (the coin-op company this
time) and American Laser Games
as developers for its home multi-
media system. Hopefully we will
soon see some of the power that
this system is purported to offer.
The unit was due to come out last
month. The price tag is about
$700, but 3DO is billing it as an
“interactive home entertainment
system,” not just a video game.

Panasonic is not the only one
with a 3DO-type system. Sanyo
also has one in the works, and I
think this is only the beginning in
this arena.

Sega

Then there is Sega. Boy, have
these guys been busy. The compa-
ny is working on everything from
virtual reality for both home and
arcade settings to taking off for
the wild blue yonder—literally.

Sega, in partnership with Japan
Airlines (JAL), is developing an
augmented portable version of
the popular mega-drive. The unit

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tem to be approved for air travel
use. It will feature a 16-bit mega-
drive that has been shrunk but
still works with the standard
mega cartridges. JAL will place
24 of the units, dubbed the “JAL
Mega-Jet,” in each aircraft for
business class and first class pas-
sengers. Four cartridges will be
made available to those passen-
gers who don't bring their own.

Sega will also have an edge in
the interactive home game area
by next summer. It has reached
an agreement with AT&T to
employ a device called “The
Edge” to utilize the phone lines
and link two of their systems. This
will allow two game players to
link and play each other via the
phone. It will also let them talk to
each other while they play, all on
a single phone line. Will Sega be
able to link two of its virtual sys-
tems by phone? Now there’s a
concept.

Finally, Sega has announced a
deal with Time Warner to put its
games out over cable TV systems
So users can play‘without car-
tridges. It will utilize an add-on
cartridge that links the system to
the cable wire.

Namco

The double-speed CD-ROM
drives are on the way from Nam-
co. These units will allow a sus-
tained data transfer rate of twice
that of a normal CD reader. Add
to this the new compression tech-
nologies and you might soon be
able to produce movie-level, fully
interactive games. I think this is a
couple of years off, but when it
gets here it will be a real power to
contend with.

Media Vision

Another group to keep your
eye on is Media Vision. The com-
pany is working with Hyperbole
Studios to create “virtual cine-
ma.” This new concept in story-
telling might just, when speed
allows, make for some very inter-

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When people can play games
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ting’s Jon Brady
(foreground) and
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study Cyber
Sled’s controls.

turnout. Next, sales director
Frank Cosentino commented on
the impressive earnings figures
for Galaxian 3 and explained that
it will be featured on an upcom-
ing program for cable’s Discovery
Channel.

Cosentino then got down to the
nitty-gritty on two new games. He
justified the need for Namco’'s
larger simulator pieces, saying,
“The problem is that home games
are better than low-end coin-op.

We need to get spectacular
games on locations, ones that
can't be duplicated at home!”

Cosentino then showed the first
new product, Numan Athletics, a
one- to four-player, interactive
sports conversion kit, with a
futuristic “Super Olympic’ theme.
Players choose one of four differ-
ent characters—Sharon, a cute
French woman; Harry from the
USA; Bongo from Africa; or
Massaemon from Japan. Players
compete in eight different super
events—missile toss, numan
sniper, non-stop rock chop, scud
toss, and Niagara jumps.

The second piece is Cyber Sled,
an imposing double-player, dou-
ble-cockpit simulator. This game
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other while dodging obstacles.
Some stages are shrouded in mist
or darkness, and radar is the only
hope for survival. The game
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the winner may continue for free
and the loser must buy back in.

Distributor chatter about the
games was positive, but many
worry that some locations (even
those used to buying simulators)
may have “sticker shock” with
Cyber Sled. Reactions to Numan
Athletics were mixed, from
excitement in seeing an action
game to not necessarily wanting a
“kick-punch-jump” game. [1

NOVEMBER 1993

From left: SunBelt’s Doug Valentino, Canadian Coin’s Jim Happy, smiling Namco sales executives Lucinda Bender and
Niblock, Progressive Game Distributor’s David Stroud, and Frank Cosentino.
Central Distributing’s Lou Singer.

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ment during the
recent WVMVA
convention.

Truth is indeed stranger than
fiction, as the following story illus-
trates. Leoma Ballard of the West
Virginia Music and Vending
Association shares this amusing
and true account of a young
man’s first day on the job in the
coin machine industry, adding,
“experience is a wonderful
teacher.”

First, some background. Eric.

Patterson had just graduated
from college when he was hired
by Peach Tree Music of Spring-
field, W.Va. He was scheduled to
train with an experienced service
man and collector away from the
home office. An emergency called
his mentor away and Eric was left
to travel the route alone.

The next morning, after a hec-
tic day of discovery, Peach Tree
staff found this message on the
company’s answering machine:

“Hello, boys and girls in the
home office. This is Eric, your rov-
ing collector. I'm on my way
home and it’s 9 p.m. Since I start-
ed work at 6 a.m., that means I’ve
put in a 15-hour day. Let’s review
the day.

Lesson number one—keys!
keys! keys! They are a valuable
tool in the vending business. I
spent hours making multiple
trips in search of the right keys.

By this time I decided I had
surely earned a half-hour for
lunch. Deduct one-half hour to
figure out how to open a cigarette
machine. Deduct one hour for
Swearing, which occurred when I
proudly opened my first cigarette
machine, only to find out that it
was not attached at the bottom.
Both of my feet were crushed
when the door fell on them.

Deduct another hour to figure
out which way the records should
face on a 45 rpm jukebox so they
play in the right order. Let’s
see...that’s seven stops in five
hours. Not bad, huh? A little over
40 minutes per location. I think
that’s pretty good. What do you
think?

I just wanted all of you to know
what I am doing out in Mo-Town.
Oh, by the way, I’m off tomorrow.
Don't call me. Bye.”

Eric passed the initiation into
the coin machine business with
flying colors, bruised toes, and a
new respect for keys. Welcome to
our world! We are happy to
report that Eric is still on the job
and is considered an asset to
Peach Tree Music.

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work, entertainment, learning,
relaxation, camaraderie, and just
plain fun for the North Dakota
Coin Machine Operators at their
annual convention and trade
show.

Held in Grand Forks, the con-
vention began with a luncheon,
followed by the annual meeting.
Operators then were given time
to look over the new and exciting
equipment. Dinner was served
right where all coin machine
operators love to be—in a room
Surrounded by new games.

Topics covered in a lively leg-

islative round table discussion
included jukebox licensing, state
and local taxes and licenses,
gaming, and operator involve-
ment in local politics.

North Dakota state representa-
tive Gary Porter gave a stirring
address about the over-regula-
tion of small business by the state
and federal government.

The following officers were
elected: president James Carl-
son, vice president Jim Rader,
secretary-treasurer and execu-
tive director Dwight Wrangham,
and board members Lowell Tho-

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Top: Larry Berreth (I) of L&L Amusements with Gene
Greenwood of Moss Distributing. Middle: Tammy Watson of
Hanson Distributing with Chuck Joseph of Northwestern
Amusement. Bottom left: (from left): Rick Krauth of United
Music, Jim Carlson of A&H Vending, and Sandy Zeglin of
Lieberman Music. Bottom right: Tammy Watson of Hanson
Distributing admires Dwight Wrangham'’s pool tie.

NOVEMBER 1993

Fun Factory of Kapolei, Hawaii,

has been pretty busy,

as the following photos show.

Every year Fun Factory donates
$20,000 to 20 graduating high
school seniors who will be attend-
ing the University of Hawaii. Each
student also receives a one-year
tuition waiver to the university.
“The best way of ensuring that we
keep Hawaii's brightest students
in Hawaii is to assist them with
their educations,” said Linda
Fernandez, president and CEO of
Fun Factory.

Fun Factory/University of Hawaii
scholarship recipients.

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Fun Factory recently participat-
ed in the biggest craze to hit the
Hawaiian islands—POG. A cross
between marbles and jacks, POG
utilizes a cardboard milk cover.
Kids stack their POGs and oppo-
nents try to knock them over by
tossing a hitter—a heavier milk
cap—at the stack.

Two local children playing in the POG
contest held at Fun Factory.

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Since 1991 Fun Factory has
awarded free tokens and honor
roll certificates to students who
have earned As and Bs on their
report cards. In 1991, the amuse-
ment company gave away its first
computer and printer to a stu-
dent who earned all As on his
report card. Pictured here is
Sheila Ayson, a sixth-grader, who
became the fifth recipient of the
Fun Factory honor roll program
computer and printer. The pro-
gram boasts a membership of
over 100,000 throughout Hawaii
and the continental United
States.

Sheila Ayson with Fun Factory mascot
Chubby Chuckles, Warren Asing (r), and
Bob Boyle. Two computer company
representatives look on.

Scores of NBA JAM enthusiasts
turned out at the Fun Factory's
“NBA Jamarama’ held at the
Pearlridge Center location in
Hawaii. Winners received Sony
boomboxes, sports equipment,
and beachwear. |!

Fun Factory welcomed NBA JAM fans
for the “NBA Jamarama.”

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leged children at the governor's
mansion, Chubby Chuckles is one
busy dog!

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MANAGEMENT

Ignore your bottom line

oO one is interested in the profits
of your business except your ac-
countant and the IRS. You
shouldn’t be either. A glowing
profit and loss statement might
get suppliers to extend credit,
but at the end of the month a nice
letter from your bookkeeper
doesn't pay the bills.

Employees are interested in
healthy pay checks, not healthy
bottom lines. In fact, as the ac-
companying story of Mork and
Mindy shows, you can go broke
making a profit!Instead of focus-
ing on profit alone, concentrate
on generating a positive cash
flow. When surveys show the
number one reason businesses
fail is poor management, they
really mean poor cash manage-
ment, and there are several cul-
prits.

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in their sales predictions and reckless in

overestimating their costs. Usually it’s the
other way around and the results are
disastrous.”

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Undercapitalization

This usually occurs when a
business is first starting. But
rapid growth, the need for larger
facilities, or any number of rea-
sons can result in the same prob-
lem. The cure is planning in the
form of a cash budget. The basis
for your cash budget should be
your cash flow report (accoun-
tants call it the statement of cash
flows).

Review the sample P&L and
cash flow report for the Aruba
Arcade Co. Sales revenue in the
income statement is different
than revenue from sales on the
cash flow report. Why? Credit
sales generate profit but no cash.
Convert the cash flow report into
a cash budget using the cate-
gories as a guide. Use it to predict
future cash needs as well as
unusual cash requirements. For
example, if you are an operator,
you may have plans to expand
the number of games you have.

Entrepreneurs are an overcon-
fident bunch, and new companies
must be particularly careful
about projecting their cash
needs. Start-ups should be cau-
tious in their sales predictions
and reckless in overestimating
their costs. Usually, it’s the other
way around, and the results are
disastrous.

Starting or expanding your
arcade shouldn't mean you live
on a park bench and stop eating.
Remember to include the mort-
gage, tuition, and car payments
into the cash needs of your
arcade. Don’t lose your dream
because you forgot to feed the
family.

Are your accounts
receivable?

Collecting money is a hassle for
every business, but it has to be
done. Aruba Arcade Co.'s cash
flow is a lot better then poor
Mork and Mindy’s. Some of their
problem came from accounts
receivable. Accounts receivable
turnover (sales divided by A/R) is
a good measure of how collec-

NOVEMBER 1993

MANAGEMENT

tions are doing—the bigger the
number, the better.

You may not have a choice in
offering credit to your customers
if the competition does. But if you
offer credit, you must collect
your outstanding acocounts.
Surprisingly, many small busi-
nesses ignore their receivables
with serious consequences.

If you can avoid extending
credit, do it! VISA and
MasterCard not in your business,
you say. Why not? Because the
players in your arcade aren't old
enough to have a VISA card?
What about the arcades on or
close to a college campus. Surely
those Troners might want a cash
advance to play your games. The
cost of the equipment may be well
worth the boost in your cash flow.

Avoid credit cards and you may
put yourself at a disadvantage in
the future. Debit cards are com-
ing—plastic checks. The debit
card user has money debited
directly from his/her checking
account rather than creating a
credit balance with the issuing
institution.

Why is that important? Around
a college campus, accepting debit
cards is the same as having an
Automatic Teller Machine (ATM)
in your arcade. With VISA, the
technology for debit cards and
credit cards are the same. If your
arcade can handle VISA credit
cards, you’re ready for VISA
debit cards.

Other debit cards on the hori-
zon are even more like the cards
used at the ATM. At some point,
the customer enters his personal
identification number. This
means you must have the equip-
ment to handle these cards. Is it
worth the added expense? Only
you can make that judgment. As
always, read the fine print and
ask a lot of questions before you
decide.

If NSF checks are a problem for
you, the debit card may be the

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Aruba Arcade Co.
Profit and Loss Statement

Sales Revenue

Cost of Goods/Services Sold
Storage Expense

Marketing Expense
Administrative Expense

Operating Profit (Loss)

Extraordinary Gain (Loss)
Interest Income (Expense)

Income Before Taxes
Income Tax

Net Income

Aruba Arcade Co.
Cash Flow Report

Cash In

Beginning Balance
Revenue from Sales
Accounts Receivable
Long Term Debt
New Stock

Sale of Assets

Short Term Debt
Interest

Total Cash In

Cash Out
Suppliers
Operation

Debt Repayment
Long Term

Short Term

Stock Repurchase
Taxes

Dividends

Total Cash Out
Net Cash (IN minus OUT)

solution and the added expense
may be worthwhile. The autho-
rization for a debit card sale is
based on the customer's available
checking account balance. If the
customer's balance is not enough
to cover the sale, you know right
away. If the customer’s balance
covers the sale, the amount is
transferred to your account.
Problems then belong to the issu-
ing institution. Accept debit
cards and your company may

never again deal with NSF
checks.

Inventory control

Inventory is a necessary evil
but it eats cash that can be used
in other areas of your business.
Good inventory control is critical
to good cash management. In
some cases, so much cash is tied
up in inventory that cash man-
agement and inventory manage-
ment are the same. Had Mork

NOVEMBER 1993

Go Broke Making A Profit

Mork and Mindy began making fancy doors for doll houses.
Each door cost $7.50 and sold for $10. They decided to keep a 30
day supply on hand, pay their bills promptly, and bill their cus-
tomers 30 days net.

July 1:

Cash $10,000; Inventory $7,500; Receivables $10,000

In July Mork and Mindy sold 1,000 doors, which cost
them $7,500; collected their receivables, made $2,500;
and, coincidently, increased their cash by $2,500.

Cash $12,500; Inventory $7,500; Receivables $10,000

Doll house lovers around the world wanted Mork and
Mindy’s doors and sales took off—1,500 doors in July,
requiring the production of 2,000 units (costing $15,000)
to keep a 30 day supply on hand. June’s receivables
came in and the company made a profit of $3,750 for
August; $6,250 since operations began.

Cash $7,500; Inventory $11,250; Receivables $15,000
Sales this month—2,000 units. Everyone paid their bills
on time and production was upped to 2,500 units.
August profits reached $5,000; $11,250 for the first
three months of operation. Fantastic!

Cash $3,750; Inventory $15,000; Receivables $20,000
Another spectacular month! Sales jumped to 2,500
units, production reached 3,000 units and customers
kept paying on time. Mork and Mindy celebrated
record-setting profits of $6,250; $17,500 since the oper-
ation began four months ago.

Cash $1,250; Inventory $18,750; Receivables $25,000

Yet another increase in sales, 3,000 units this month.
Production jumps to 3,500 to meet inventory require-
ments and the faithful doll house collectors continue
sending their money in on time. Another record
month for profits ($7,500). Total profits of $25,000 for
five months of operations convince Mork and Mindy to
spend Thanksgiving in Vail.

Cash $0; Inventory $22,500; Receivables $30,000

When the bookkeeper called, Mork and Mindy flew
home, locked themselves in their office, and played
Elvis Presley’s “Blue Christmas” until the record
broke.

and Mindy controlled their inven-
tories better, perhaps they would
have enjoyed their vacation.
Inventory control methods
range from simple to highly com-
plex, in some cases even using
calculus to determine inventory
levels. The most elementary
means of inventory control is
monitoring inventory turnover
(sales divided by average invento-
ry value). This is a raw number,
meaningless unless compared to

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something. The Small Business
Administration, a local communi-
ty college, or your trade associa-
tion may have comparative inven-
tory turnover statistics for com-
panies the size and type of yours.

If your turnover is lower than
the industry average, it may
mean you're carrying. too much
inventory. But be careful, a high
turnover may mean you don't
have enough stock and you re los-
ing sales.

MANAGEMENT

What’s your inventory? Games.
Your investment in games divid-
ed into receipts could be used as
a measure similar to inventory
turnover in a retail or wholesale
company. Combined with the
number of games per square foot
of a location, these measures
may begin to define what a suc-
cessful operation looks like.

Managing cash

Good cash management re-
quires allowing as little as possi-
ble to lay idle. Clearly, a compa-
ny the size of Wal-Mart should
immediately invest the tremen-
dous volume of cash it takes in
each day. But so should compa-
nies in the coin machine industry.
With low interest rates and a
small amount of cash to invest,
you won't buy any virtual reality
games, but the return might buy a
few bottles of glass cleaner.

Banks don’t pay interest on
business checking accounts, but
they do on money market
accounts where only a few checks
are allowed each month. Open a
money market account and
deposit your daily receipts in it.
You'll earn interest until you pay
your bills. Schedule bill paying
twice a month, then transfer
funds from your money market
account to your checking ac-
count. Be sure to keep enough
cash in your regular checking
account to cover emergencies.

If you pay your bills semi-
monthly, don't overlook discounts
for prompt payment. A two per-
cent discount for paying in ten
days equates to a return of 70
percent per year—excellent even
when Jimmy Carter was presi-
dent. And don't forget, a prompt-
pay discount for your customers
may help your own cash flow. It
certainly may have kept Mork
and Mindy in Vail!

Prompt billing improves your
cash flow, too. Pay bills periodi-
cally but send invoices immedi-

NOVEMBER 1993

MANAGEMENT

ately. Invoicing at the end of the
month gives automatic 30-day
credit to customers serviced on
the first of the month. If your
credit policy is 30 days net, and
you bill at the end of the month,
you've tied your money up for as
much as 60 days. Billing at the
end of the month can result in 40-
day credit to some customers,
plus a prompt-pay discount!

If your money market account
regularly has a balance of over
$100,000 (the limit of FDIC insur-
ance) after your bills are paid,
consider investing the excess in
Treasury Bills. They're safe and
maturities of 30-60-90 days or
longer custom fit the investment
to your needs. The minimum T-
bill is $10,000 and, since April of
this year, $1,000 increments
thereafter ($11,000, $12,000, etc.).

With less than $10,000 to invest,
look into certificates of deposit

Don't take chances! Dependable

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effort that you have put forth to
meet our unscheduled needs.”

John S. Mc Ewan, MELTEC Inc.
“The quality

Joseph W. Sladek, SKEE BALL Inc.

Deltronic
Labs inc.

performance, on time delivety, and
outstanding service have made us the
preferred choice of manufacturers,
operators and distributors for over

“We very much appreciate all the

Jack Mendes, Jr. Bob's Space Racers, Inc.

“You certainly deserve your status as
the leader. Keep up the good work.”

of your product is excellent.
It has traly withstood the test of time.”

“In our business where service is the key
. . everyone in your organization excels.”
Gene Cramm, ShowBiz Pizza Time, Inc.

issued by banks or S&L’s.
Remember, higher-than-market
interest rates may be the lure of
financial institutions in desper-
ate need of a cash infusion. That's
the hard lesson from the recent
spate of failures.

If you do invest idle cash in T-
bills or CDs, consider staggering
the maturities so extra cash (over
the amount in your money mar-
ket account) is available every
month. You might consider a
series of T-bills or CDs maturing
on the fifteenth of successive
months. If extra cash is not need-
ed on maturity, roll the invest-
ment over for another term.

Beyond T-bills and CDs, invest-
ments become more complicated

and riskier. Seek professional -

advice or be an accomplished
investor yourself before you spec-
ulate with your company’s idle
cash. Once in place, these cash

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be made anyway. It takes no
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Transferring funds from your
money market account to your
regular checking account re-
quires only two extra checks a
month. With excess cash in T-Bills
or CDs, one phone call a month
tells the bank to roll the invest-
ment over or deposit the funds
into your account.

To successfully operate any
business—from IBM to a small
company—three simple rules
apply: 1. Ask the customer what
he wants. 2. Give the customer
what he wants. 3. Get cash for it.

Rule #3 requires cash budget-
ing, accounts receivable manage-
ment, inventory control, and
investing idle cash.

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Block off the week of Nov. 16-20 for the Inter-
national Association of Amusement Parks and
Attractions’ 75th Diamond Anniversary
Convention and Trade Show. No ordinary
amusement industry event, this year’s IAAPA
grand celebration welcomes 755 exhibitors,
boasts 40 workshops, and promises Hollywood-
style social events.

The new Los Angeles Convention Center in
sunny Southern California will house the elab-
orate and diverse outdoor amusement rides,
indoor attractions, and food that traditionally
make the show a standout. Look for truckloads
of coin-operated equipment, especially
redemption games, along with a
dizzying array of prize mer-
chandise. Exhibiting com-
panies cover every facet
of operating a small
or large amuse-
ment park or
family entertain-
ment center, from
mini-golf services to
design consultants to
insurance spe-
Cialists.

Here's the
IAAPA agenda in
brief:

Workshop pro-
gram: A full day of
sessions is sched-
uled for Nov. 16, with
more over the next three
days. Topics run the gamut: “Legal Issues
Impacting the Industry,” “Trends in Family
Entertainment Center and Miniature Golf
Operation,” “Retail Theming for Profits,”
“Strategies for Marketing,” “Incentive Pro-
grams That Build Employee Enthusiasm,’
“Ride Operations and Maintenance,” “Gen-
erating Positive Publicity,” “Midway and
Arcade Games,” and “Securing Your Park:
Establishing a Security Training Program.”

The workshop program encourages a free-
flowing exchange of ideas on relevant issues.
Additional issues scheduled for discussion
include promoting waterpark fun, managing a
crisis, dealing with concessionaires, cash flow,
retail and gift shop merchandising, and
attracting a variety of market segments to
your facility.

Noteworthy workshop speakers include Ted
Sloan and Jack Cooke of Bob’s Space Racers,

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David Girton of Show Biz International, Art
Warner of Coin Concepts, Dave Patterson of
SunBelt Amusement & Vending, Lamae
Koogler of Fiesta Texas, Ray Dubois of
Playland Family Fun Park, Terry Van Gorder
and Gerry Elmer of Knott’s Berry Farm, Donna
Raphael and Ed Hutton of Santa Cruz Beach
Boardwalk, Diane Hardee and Rick Zeckman
of Myrtle Beach Pavilion, Joseph Baron of
Opryland USA, and Gary Foley of Wonderland
Pier. Several workshops on Nov. 18 will be
interpreted via headsets in German, Spanish,
and Japanese.

The keynote speaker on Nov. 16 is T. Scott

Gross, author, trainer, and entre-
preneur. Following his add-
ress, the [AAPA will pre-
sent the Eighth Annual
Brass Ring Awards

for excellence

in market-

ing and ad-
vertising.

Social

events:

Nov. 17—

the What’s

New The-

atre, pro-
fessional pre-
sentations by the Busch Enter-

tainment Corp. and Disney’s Toon-
town, plus the Hall of Fame induc-
tion; Nov. 18—an evening at Knott’s
Berry Farm and Camp Snoopy in Buena

Park; Nov. 19—a spouse program that vis-

its the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and

Sciences, travels through Beverly Hills and
along Rodeo Drive, and culminates in lunch at
the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades;
Nov. 20—the Annual Banquet in Hollywood at
the Westin Bonaventure Ballroom, featuring a
floor show, gourmet dinner, and dancing. A
number of other receptions and luncheons are
planned.

Trade show hours: Nov. 17—11 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
Nov. 18—10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Nov. 19—10 a.m. to 6
p.m.; Nov. 20—10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The IAAPA show draws a significant interna-
tional crowd; last year representatives from 72
different countries attended. Both the new-
comer and the seasoned veteran will learn
something valuable. For more information on
housing or exhibits, call (703) 836-4800 or FAX
(703) 836-4801. C1

NOVEMBER 1993

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IAAPA °95

Exhibitor List

Not all exhibitors had booth assignments at press
time. Booth numbers are subject to change; check the
IAAPA program book at the show to verify listings.

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Betson Enterprise ..................06 2543
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Big Squirt! .o.cccccccceeceseeeeeees 3420
Big T Enterprises.................:.00+ Toe
Boardwalk Fries .................000008 4647
B. Kramer Marionnettes ......... 2065
Bob's Space Racers...............00. 1024
Boing Creative Solutions......... 2658
Bolliger & Mabillard................. 1567
Bonita Marie Intl. .........0.00...0.. 543
BOSS Fil Studios ....<0.<0+000c0000 4220

Bowman Distribution ................ 654
Brandano Display6.................... wd Lo
BONG WAC, csssscasveseseesocesnnienvercavess 3740
Bridgewater Performance ......2945
Broadcast Music (BM))............. 1008
PRPOWNEDL Be 2s sicsiesssscricersinsinsisnisianinas 407
Brownie Pop Ino. ...............cccee 4243
B. Robinson Architecture... 17st
JSuiine a) e's 3617
[sibiltcitiog Gee f+ ieee er 4252
Billoek,, SI wiscisntcncosmnnevexincoyns 1309
Bumper Boats Inc.................066 1442
CCA/Custom Change.............. 1713
C2. GYCTOPS Be (Is icccsssviscoxaneseviasens 1608
Caballo de Troya-

Trojan HOrse.............ccsccccsssseeeees 4642
Cable Car Concepts ................ 1854
Calif. Country Trees. ................. 3338
Cr IT Ssh sieotasctra ercranccinrsvenntans 352
CABCOM: UTA icesiisdsxncsesvimnnssvarounen 3346
Capitol Design Group............... 3904
CETL FA csc nistsinadserorsniomawiasoaiinnie 318
Carlton Fun Products.............. 4053
Carousel Intl.............c cece eeeeees 3557
Carousel Woodcarvings............. 931
Carts Of COMPTON cieccsscsenconasnsans 2407
Castle & Clark ...........cccceeeeeee. 3749
Catskill Mountain

WOOU WOES sanusciccrases nce inasinnwersinocmn 315
Century Industries................... 2400
Century Vending.................006. 2251
Challenger Industries.............. 2450
CHANCE RIGE!SS sxvcisisncosvsassssnacsevens 1302
Characters Unlimited................ 860
Chase Int. .........cccceccceeessseeeeees 4050
ChatterBox by

IVA BTOCH sis sascisrwronxcixorsuevinnivansines 4228
Chemical Light ....................0. 3204
SOE COE a etnictsncts osseucisdncsbnpvai 250
CIGLOP ADE TIC, cissssiancdeoicwssavearnass 1452
IGP: CLOT von sesensisiapincenternvivaiviavess NA
Classic Container................00. 1158
Classic Software .............ccc0cee 4224
Classic Toy C0........cccccceceseeeeeeees 829
Clever DeVICES.............:cccceeeeeees 3432
Cliff Weil/

Regency Optics...........cccceceeees 1779
Coastal Amusement................. 2224
Coca-Cola USA.........ccccceeeeeeeees 304
COIN CONCEDIS rncosecisixesssavevenvenss 1042
Collins Entertainment ............. 3532
Computerized Accounting
TOCHMICS os iavsussesvcsecassseavssessavnnsnses 1110

NOVEMBER 1993

— Score" Hole
Fully Operator Adjustable

Specifications
Length 74 Inches Weight 450 Lbs.
Width 31 Inches Power 4 AMPS @ 115 Vac.
Height 68 Inches
Height with Display 89 Inches

For more information, contact your local distributor or call Meltec, Inc.
15425 S.W. Beaverton Creek Ct., Beaverton, OR 97006 - (800) 356-4777 - Fax: 503-644-0558

IAAPA ‘93

Comtec Industries ................000. 1759
Concord Industries................... 4237
Condor Creatioms ............c0c00e 2848
Coopersburg ASSOC. ............00 2635
Cost of WiSCONSIN ..............0cceeeeee 842
Coulter Consulting ....csssssesees 1105
Cowan Costumes ............ eee 2748
Creative Engineering............... 1454
Creative Events Gazebos. ........ 3524
PCE BAN CO ics ces ssecstinacirieanimaiaeven 3900
Cummins-Allison Corp.............. 605
Custom Coasters............::eceeeee 1614
CAmstOml FLOCK Dit): sccccicscissuccsecce 4221
Custom Rock

Of ColOrad ..........::ccccccesseesseeees 1658
D.B. Anderson

TECHNION GISS s anusiviigusoumsacsenones 4640
D.K. Dreager Design ................ 4316
Da-Lite Screen Co.................0... 4649
Dalton Kid-Ride

FRED UIICELS sisicnisiccasunensancdvsvessae csenws 1914
Dan Brechner & Co. .........000000. 1924
Danish Cones Inc... 2131
SE UG: cissaccnsntnnsoiandreaveieensiene 3657
D. Baker Art/Design .................. 730
Dartron Industries...............00.. 1103
js et, 100
Decor Concepts ............cccccceeee 2516
Delta Information.............00..... 4313
De@LEPONIC LADS é..cxincrsvissintecessovenss 1632
Denne Development................ 4204
Denny's Electronics ................. 2754
Designer FOOGS ................sssc0e88 3302
Designs in Motion .................0. 1066
TS BIS DG weicrcnncnsandvnvecinerninwncens 2624
DIZ AM COTPOIS sivsusssvicessveswzwer 3825
Dinair Air Brush

Makeup System............ccscceseee 4651
Dippin’ Dots INC. ..ccsccccscsevesersennes 1506
Diversified Technical

ica exensonintnsnsniqenannoniouceus 3434
Dixie Flag Mfg. .............ccccccceeeeees 4241
Dobco Enterprise6.................006. 1732
LIOIAD. S SWOT vvascsmcnessancivsonnetvenys 2707
Doron Precision Systems......... 2154
DES TIN assoc sis sion nem nsninnnesswndanvileniinne 924
DIP CATS TO Wi sissicssvnckessrxsaaswssavencsas 4305
DUE TOYS snssnnsesiivsinseeaaannaucsins soniens 1067
EME Entertainment Design....4510
E.M.T.-Ame@rica......... eee 3838
EP. Salle .0.........ccscesessccesccccssnseeees 3530
Eastern Golf Corp. ...............006 2521
Eastman Kodak Co. ....... 766
Economic Consulting ............... 2111
Economics Research Assoc. ...2424
Edwards Technologies ............. 4300
Ehlers Star Galleries................ 4143
PAGE CO: BIG escccicanssicietysvesumeamsowecans 4038
Electric Time Co... 3738
Electro Free@Ze ..........ceeeececcceeeeees 2743
PLAY METER

ElectroLight Balloon................. 3601
Electrosonic Leisure................. 3916
EET BW 96 CG: scien citnsasnstanvieuraieities 2655
Elton Fabrications ..................0008 358
Emiliana Luna Park................... 2813
FMCSCO COPD: encssssusorscersaaseamanavess 406
Entertainment Design.............. 2347
Entertainment Developers ....... 349
Environmental Coating ........... 2851
Buro-Matic Lt. .......s0.scccuscooreosseass 410
| 4 3 |, a re err 418
FUEL Y ccdesecussstn naa venpsewnniaineisicidulnidsieasitone 546
FRSACO COPD ecscssntasenicievicnccens 1542
EYO CAICHED occscssncsussememeneniecss 3754
| Ue: es al ee Go| go 3332
FKL Kartworld Go-Karts ......... 2342
PD PIA cessciconanismenees nen 3913
Fable Toy Corp........cccccccccseeenees 2200
Fabricon Carousel................0008 1104
Facto EdiZioni..............ceeeeeeeeees 1847
FAIS USA ticuntsnepcutamemenncen 846
Fall Arrest System................. 4442
Fantastic Fountains................... 2606
Fashion Seal Uniforms................ 518
Federal Fountain..............0.00. 2410
FIBRART S.A. DE C.V............... 4235
POV OVIOG nassvaceaieaasecnceiwauadtnsatincieteanien: NA
FIPCrest FATINS vicsasssscvsossavesxaavevens 4036
PIODDCTS [Gy ox cecsstucsvencansaseaeasensons 3806
Florida Entech Corp. ............. 4632
Fly on the Wall Intl. ................... 4022
Ply t COP p. wissssciiacsvacsvarecsscasansnsans 2354
PORUD W OP KG scsciccssereiavsassiwivmewvarns 3505
Formula K Racewa\..............06 2524
FOLTOGC sovicce cconcnaxcnreerorneunenssurersweerenes 1927
FOSUGD IMTS, scanancsinosieaninemanaces 642
FOGG FANCABY sis cnsissassnenienes sexicceewens 2133
Fred Silber Co. ....ccccccceeeeescsccceeees 4350
PRIQAE FACUOLY scvsvinciiestsoesnmnewnnns 4116
Fun Equipment Sales. ............... 3203
PP FE 9 casacesdicn apiernansicnsieaneninn asain 447
Fun Industries... 1261
PUN GG sci cicsscdievvsoreriavaviacixirsiansas 4433
PUI LOOSE vivoncoies sis seninnenimavcomacunved 4638
Funmaker INnc......... cece eeeeeceeee 2718
Funnel Cake Factory................. 1819
Funtime Playground.................. 456
PUGUIR COBUIIES ccsincivseceeivenrnises 3940
0 is oxncecadaiosinsinsniuttacssreesesentnsnsateasies 2934
GIS Systems Ltd. .....-:cssss000000: 1059
GP Entertainment....................... 554
G. Reverchon Design ............... 1843
JE Cs 6 9) 3 ee rn 1956
GameMaster Athletic Co........ 2510
Garner Holt Productions ........ 4004
Gary W. Zinn & ASSOC............... 3114
Gateway Ticketing.................... 3207
Gaz Inflatables... 3207
Gehl’s Guernsey Farm............. 2513
General Kiddie Rides............... 3446
92

German Almond Roasters......3857
Gilderfluke & Co. www. 3109
Global Novelties .............ccee. 342
Globe Ticket/Label................... 1925
Ore, FE sis ccovniravinciesieievseviotceaneares 306
Gold Medal Products ............... 1600
Gold Nugget .........ccccceceeeeeees 37138
Golden State Hydraulics. ......... 4516
COLE PIAG CLG scsscsscsunanesronessivoniaiescnnn 2050
Good Stuff Corp. ........cceceeeeee. 711
COU IT oasso vsti siirnnticncansiinscrsaininne 1605
Great American

Cheesestick Co... eeeeeeeee 3528
Great Northwest Co. ............... 2617
Greene Flyer Ine. ...............000. 2852
HHP Design Mtl. cisscssecccrcnceenas 1761
FEMS WON ACO cniarasccvcanesearrannnces 1930
vig Mi ->.(t 36) ener 4107
Haas & Wilkerson................000058 1624
HAGS Play USA...............cccccccee 3251
FIATUGON DATS, ccvmsuscenenicanene 1957
H@MPton CO, seccssesisscerseveresencavsees 1530
PEG COTO iiiescssssunanianinvdinainites 2150
Harris Miniature Golf .............. 2153
Haulmark Industries.......00.00.... 1208
Hayes Specialties ...............08 2529
FGSPY TIGL, cisessisissiendsccinonssananivansriccns 1829
HEIMO Heinz Mordelt............. 2324
The Hi-Roller Co. ........cee 719
Hollaender Mfg................ccseeee 4646
Home Team ...........ceeeeees 3743
POTS UB Bsiscciestetnciendontniienseromnaranes 3247
Hortie-Van Mfg. .............ceeeees 3424
Hudson Scenic Studio.............. 4521
Hughes Rediffusion

SII CIO LAG, scascncssexcetcesssrensaes 2638
Huss US/CAN ovssscscvvevsessererervenes 2142
FUtCH SPOS USA. wesercnsercesnceassnes 356
Hydraulic Controls ................... 4608
Dae eeeyaw see caeneuiawsmanee 2310
Intl. Recreational

Go-Kart ASSOC. .......ccccccccceceeeeeee 2633
ISI Special Graphics................. 3403
Image XPS ..........cceecceessseeeeees 3453
DEAE GORDI, cre nis citer nnncdncaninseiinese 2124
TUONO oc cicrcsdanscasiovesrarcnressiavewaenes 3603
Impact Coatings ................ee. 1674
IVA OTIAL ING). strsscssicoceinssicanasesabcamnss 355
Incredible Technologies/

SELLS CATO ion cuviinsnmscranatiiosenetinnns 4110
Increte Systems...............ccccc 4543
InfoGeneSiS ........ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 4610
Innovative Foam Tech.............. 2411
Innovative Neon

GI1ASSWOFKS .... oe eee cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4209
InSite 00... eeeeeeeseeeeeecececcececeeeees 4332
PCIE Dy wexsccveccnceecnnietsccaecanaina 1916
BE TOE scccctssacnestinacisinnwSienivouembarenaareniins 4334
InterActive Simulation .............. 142
Interesting Products ................ 3321

NOVEMBER 1993

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[AAPA ‘93

International Mascot................ 4546
International Rides Mgt. ......... 2749
International Theme

Park Service .........cccccccccseeseeeeees 2012
TEP ST PCCD on scosinvensmeaswesndsvnanecoetnnesne 3520
Iron Mountain Forge .................. 942
ITEC Productions..................006 3246
Iwerks Entertainment................ 224
FF Pl. scucenaizccuiaeiinithsliuvnsintinntanenanntincies 1152
J & J Amusements .................0. 2118
ob ES a) LIS ELIGS: svsccctivsvcsvenscxeatensen afoo
J CUSTOM SUODGIY cc scncsncasiaueieves 4105
Pe TCs ccpiavivicereoxcintidsicomavewtians 556
J.R. Minick & ASSOC. ............000. 2103
JS TOYS cocceccsscssssessssessssecssssessssesveee 3756
JAISCO USA wecceccassescsmnariaversasiaeceves 3626
John Pierce ASSOC. ...........:0000008 2055
Johnson Kart Mfg. ..............006 1718
Jolly Roger Rides... 3956
K & K Insurancee.............ccccceeeeees 1142
KBD Innovative Arts..............0.. 3616
Tis HL? . stccieseasinchnsantoutcasuedaminenasesaatbis 3711
K-Lint SPOCIAITICS sissssascsessecsaesscos 2107
Keiser SpaceMaZe ..........:eeeeee 1680
Kiddie Kab Strollers ................... 961
Kiddie Mover ...........:cccsssseeeeeeee 3612
Kiddie Rides USA... 2214
KINStix GrOUP «i ..scsccsssrssesecasesecess 4432
Kings River Casting................ 1224
KINNEY ATO iscsiadescsdanscosbsevecaitones 4520
Ichiro Kobayashi/

COLE SOUT TVG vase Sansnnacvnetctvasventtuans 3746
Koch Elektroakustik

Se LACHULO CHIE sisi vswnsscascrwsavevenavsi 4600
L.M. Scofield CO. .cccccscsccesessesseaees 3517
Landmark Entertainment....... 2130
Lantis Fireworks/Laser............ 2313
Laramie Interests...............ccc0008 849
THRO LAPSOT (0) ctosdiveccarvcomaseniceiss 2558
Laser Arts Productions............ 4317
Laser Fantasy Intl................s0000 4211
Laser IMaQe ...........::ccccccsssssereees 4420
Laser Media ...........ceeeeeeececceeeeeeeee 4327
LAGE CCST saccissiitnscreannandmiawnivaneenn 3232
Lavi Industrie@s ...............ceeee eee ..8629
Lawrence Metal Products....... 3907
ch ce gal ao): er 524
Le Maitre

SDPECIAl PMCCES crisiscsscinsaaransmmrsianen 4306
Leisure & Recreation

COOTICE IG scsccsicsnxnncretnjcumntasonionsecanaiis 1818
Leisure Management ............... 4042
LEMON COAL cccaneccoonvssvapvesencevcevssis 4133
Lewis JeEWe Iry ...........cccsceeeeesseeeees 3651
Lexington Scenery .............:.66. 4526
Liberty Toy Co............ caine 2566
LifeformationsS .............cceeeeeeeeeeee 1607
Lights, Camera, Action............ 4021
BA CAPS sic mcivicvectuciceveinasiniwuseeasons 3107
Link & Pan of Texas uu... 567
PLAY METER

LOCK ATSIC scsccincwesinntennosenssnacens 661
Lycian Stage Lighting............... 3118
M-C Industries ...........ccccceceeeeees 1728
op 28 ES | 5 ere 4057
NTF COP Dicrinaco wri oncinienssiniamencncinnsines 4232
Mac Lee Productb...............0006 2006
PG FAG, cornansagvcetiocsenortntansnns 1616
WARIS BABE nccsicncon termi esicesnevinameaees 1576
Magic Ice Products ......cssvesesses 960
PUNO costae enniaisiensasinpunbiwntindininas 3340
Mahoning Valley Mfg. .............. 1742
Mainstreet Menu.................006 3356
Majestic Mfg. ...........ccceeeseeeeseeees 724
MalColy Tempest ac insiiscssneiscesscoine 834
Mapes Enterprise.................06 3650
Mark O’Brien Productions .....4222
MaSON COLD, isis eccsnscnnneivannansiennec ros 742
Master Pitching Machine........ 1934
Maxwell ASSOC. ..........cccesseeeeeeeees 3353
Mayoni Enterprises .................. 1154
McFadden System................0.. 4126
Robert McGuffey/

AGS DESIG csssesvcscsnccrsmeessnssaveass 3655
McKay Data Systemas................ 4453
MediaMation ..............:cccceeseeeeees 4120
Mee Industries..............c:ccccceeees 4200
MeO, StU ALT: sicmeseisssumercstecsseres 4612
WY (2) 1 3) on 1243
MC EIC COP Da sesivinrinsinunssexiavarnianrar 4611
Meyer Entertainment............... 4357
MICrO (CHANGES cis ccnsssccascrieecemes 3810
Midland Production. ................ 2530
Miler Coaster Co..........:ccccccee 1907
POPUL EVIL icesentensmniaanesansyoeavanianniss 1911
DTT AUG NAC: vaeecnstircessazeritemstdesesentnes 1065
Miner Containef.................0:068 3634
Min, FOO GoOr pisivscsisecssesversesnes 316
Minotaur Amusemente............ 1928
Miracle Recreation.................... 3220
Mitsubishi Motor Sales ............ 3225
Mity-Lite Tables... 1153
MOTE INCL: siscsascassceveisaraiussasanaca 4346
Mo6P Controls cssecacecssccssseresesavexs 4617
IVOGS WAC acicsesi ssi saantaaintendienwnnutionnin 2517
IMGT RET WIG, scrinisoccmipseicemmemaven 1508
ITER 1 COPE). nsiearousuieiarenenssneceticoentennis 621
Morris Costume6.................00 3238
Morrison Printing ..................0. 1610
Mountain Service Corp. .......... 4147
Mulligan Network ..................0006 210
MAUI MGI, acsserensssxeesssnesesesvnrevasys lls
Muncie Novel ty..............ccccseees 1949
Museum Services............ccc0e 4106
Nadel & Sons ToyS..............00006 1000
Namco-AMe€rica ............cceeeeeeeees 3700
Nancy Sales Co. uu... 2415
The Nassal Co. ............cccccceeeeeees 4613
Nation Pizza Products ............... 935
National Balloon...........0.....00.. 3233
National Coin ..........ccccceeeeeeee 1804

National Conventioneer.......... 1659
National Rock

Be UU scssussicennaisnmvaiessaicnnananinn 3638
National Sports Game............... 648
National Ticket... 1218
Naughton Insurance................. 1638
Nauta Bussink & Bailey ........... 3846
Neil Enterprises..............c:ccccceee 400
Neon Board Co. ............cccceeeeeeees 1955
WNGEOTCTICS cevccovsrssxvcencocivadvercacecexons 3932
Nestle Dairy Systems ................. 832
New Braunfels Gen. Store ...... 1766
New England Flag

ie FS ATITIO iiss cccsouriedainciens vnapeurmmivivres 3854
New Entertainment Guild....... 1553
New Style Novelty ..............:068 4443
Nikry NOVEIEIES uc icsseccsiessaacsscesons 618
Noel Industries ...............c eee 3909
Number One Wholesale .......... 2615
O.D. Hopkins Assoc. ................. 1514
Odyssey Mobility ...............0 3224
Olaf Soot ASSOC............c cece 4413
Olin CBEINICGS crucnsnsnssersesonnininnin 2252
OMNI. eccceeeecessccsceccccceceeseeceeeeeee 2518
Omni FILMS Intl. ...cccsvccccssoocsnaseses 1268
COFOOEOON LAG: ccsincnsseccsiewaceronuriavnt 4556
OPGZON: RIMES sscsissessionsecssasanens 948
Oriental Trading Co. ............... 3725
Ortho-Kinetics oo... eee eeeees 560
Otis Spounkmeyer...............::008 4040
Otterbacher Mfg...............cce 1314
PP Be Bl C06, TAG wi wivsivninnsvaniniven’ansens 1612
P & L Inflatables USA............... 4557
PEM Fountain Co. ..................... 2755
Pacer Cale COP iy swissicsusesnveisen 1005
PACE? NF iiscsstcersesevincnienrerecentuusens 2042
Pacific Photo Expres.................. 411
Paddle Wheeler...................0 3201
Papeles Troquelados S.A. ....... 3507
POL Vo OP vec tcrstevsscectorscsvatsnniousss 900
Paul Osborne Assoc. ................ 2116 ©
PARP ale LEG. oicscescacevnceisenescacerins 3818
Peanut ProceSSOTFs .............000008 2657
Pearls, Findings & More............. 413
PEAPSON Be CO ,g. ccsccscssiesresasssessesvses 1678
Peavey Electronics..................6. 3316
Pedroli & ASSOC. .........cccceeeeeeeeeee 2752
Pelton Marsh Kinsella.............. 4013
Peninsula Vending.................... 3521
Pentes DeSigMn ...............ccecceeeee 1554
People ViSI0N .............c:ccccceeeesees 4210
POPS COlG CO, css svisceinsnenemnassnaves 2300
Perey Turnstiles ..................000. 1301
Perky’s FoodService ................. 3619
Peter Olesen and Assoc. ......... 2212
Petersen Concrete...............000 1216
Philadelphia Toboggan............. 1524
FPIRCL DAR IC MIC wi sasnsiiaiecannsintes aincens 3200
Plastic Lumber Co..................... 4047

Play Ball!Cards & Novelties....3632

NOVEMBER 1993

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DAN BRECHNER & COMPANY, INC.
31 STEWART ST., FLORAL PARK, N.Y. 11001

800-645-8142

IAAPA ‘93

Play-By-Play ...........ccccceeeeeee 2643
Play Meter Magazine................ 4451
PIA GHC IE DCL, scsevscsnevsevensccsennneosvess 830
PAV DAL TIC. scssecscsvisevencieoearsnevenes 4146
PIS VSATS DC. csnsiviieniscvsnnssnicvnnanensntin 2559
POlGPOIE COED icccsccnisinsnrncnitnrninnrnnnsciies 425
Precision Dynamics...............0 1100
Premier Leisure Intl................. 2610
Premier Technology................0 667
Pressure Patch Products ........ 3439
PHIGS PYOQUCUS iccacicsscsiciovescesnsnnen 3747
BOG iicnisncaiesnionsincivesas innit ian 651
Project Control of TX .............. 2428
PRO TEX TAG, caccicsinicciccesvsnsisceneness 3625
Promotional Technologies......4101
ProSlide Technology .................. 756
Purple Star DAG, ..ccsscssssscersessensave 3506
Pyro Spectaculars ............cccc6. 3306
QSC Audio Product .s.cicccsences. 516
Quick Silver Development .....1232
Fehiy CePA Y TNC, snicsencervimasiesecvseerenes 4609
R & R Creative

Amusement Designs ................ 1858
R.C. Fussner & ASSOC. ............. 1708
RDC/Ride Development ......... 1824
R. Humes Enterprises .............. 1832
R.J. Salisbury & ASSOC. .............. 658
FIMIK, Sal vissscvrsssvnncsnsennvssnvannsinemans 856
Fy RE FSBOs vi nccoviesiusnnsexcnsnennsawnsoes 1251
FaiInWOW COPANE wcccscssnavssinansssennes 3312
FRA DIOP TAG, cscs csassansnceaiansictecnem 3250
FREQ E COR. 8 vcctessoniesnsintecnssseamaimunse 3703
Recreational Enterprises .......... 624
ReETlectOme INC, ..cccscnniccsssnnvcasessaseas 415
Reverchon USA ........ccceceeeerees 3832
Rhode Island Novelty................. 448
Rhythm & Hues Studios........... 4001
R. Crane Production................ 3538
FICOS PYOGUCES ov sien sincicisioinnnvivaninesinin S007
Ride & Show Engineering. ....... 4402
FIGEWOPES DNC: is icsicssscisnieessncsasces 1366
R. Bosch Fluid Power ............... 4422
THE HODGE FAC Y wiscsscssivecnessan 2137
Rock/Waterscape Systems.....2000
BE aaatemecadgetciccnieoninmtanienannsenans 4136
Rocky Mountain Marketing....2561
Roger Williams Mint................. 1830
Roller Coaster Corp. ................ 2053
Rosco Laboratories.................. 4000
Rotary Motion ..............ccccceeeeees $253
Rotocast Americana

Carousel Collection.................. 1166
Royal Rides ............ccccccccccesseeeeeeees 346
RUSHTON TOY (lO. sc csicissinsissivcarnavs 3525
BS Oe Fu LOI, casas ton tacawtinenssvenmerdeaines 3502
S Se FL WOT visssaviccecvcrcrenc mane 615
SS Be Ss OD OLS asces con srccoveeninaianiess vainen 3606
re Or beverssenteeemenebuseaciecs 3800
iN Mes opened nchausmeaesaadeganiieenteeptne dan 1910
SFX Design INC..............cceseeeeees 4256
PLAY METER

Nr) i. sicnstensosirteinnncettaenoianninsaiocaudinlai 2052
LD DATA cs scnsicseiterctsronticenisoanis 2512
Safari Thatch & Bamboo............ 867
PIS CO oe vscscssssnsssncninsironcisosneenas 3748
Safe-Stride of Ozarks............... 3407
SALEtY FIOCOL TG: swemerscscsceveseees 4457
SGLLY COPD: wcswrxasyaecsnnvremaunnncinnrsiis 1842
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Scollon Productions ................. 1303
Seidel Amusement ................... 1502
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VENDING TRADE

SHOW

vending product showcased
at NAMA national fete

From left: Joel Friedman of Rowe International, Judy
Vanhemerf of C-Power, and Jerry Gordon and Jim Gang of
Rowe. They're pictured with various awards of excellence

received by Rowe.

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Vending with GLASCO’s Joe Gilbert.

Over 7,300 attendees gathered
at Chicago’s McCormick Place on
Sept. 30-Oct. 2 for the National
Automatic Merchandising Associ-
ation’s (NAMA) 47th Annual
National Convention & Trade
Show. What they saw were aisles
filled with the latest advance-
ments in vending machines and a
countless array of products to fill
them.

What they heard, at a seminar
entitled “New Horizons in Vend-
ing: A Look to Tomorrow,” was
that the overall outlook over the
next five years is mixed, with both
operators and suppliers believing
that they will fare better than the
industry. That’s just one of the
results gleaned from an in-depth
mail survey of vending industry
participants. Others, shared by
seminar moderator Ron Paul of
the industry consulting firm
Technomic Inc., include:

e Operators view client down-
sizing as the most important
trend impacting both the industry
and their own sales. Suppliers

104

also recognize the impact of
client downsizing; however, they
also view customer product
acceptance as equally important.
Other issues of concern are
increased legislation, lower per-
capita spending, customer prod-
uct acceptance, and fast-
food/convenience store competi-
tion.

e Operators are responding to
client downsizing by increasing
emphasis on obtaining new
accounts, accepting smaller
accounts, servicing the accounts
less, and adjusting the financial
arrangement.

e While competition from
“brown-bagging” and mobile
catering is viewed as significant
by operators, other forms of food-
service are not seen to be as sig-
nificant, e.g., fast food outlets and
manual foodservice.

e Both operators and suppliers
believe brand name, equipment
sanitation, price/value, and pack-
age attractiveness are highly
important to consumers. Of less-

NOVEMBER 1993

STANDARD
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Our exclusive ASTROID 25 cent,
front locking coin mechanism,
is standard. Also available, any
U.S. coin denomination or for-
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Large capacity, internal cash
box easily slides in and out for
fast and quiet collecting. The
| cash box is secured in place by
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security is also gained by our
recessed door design and im-
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809 N. First Street
Plymouth, IN 46563

Call Today for our New Lower Prices! Tel: 219-935-5007
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VENDING TRADE SHOW

seme left: Butch Brunner of Imonex, Allen Kendel of Kwik
Vending, Terry Bradbury of Imonex, and Ron Rollins of

Effective Solutions.

Ron Gold (I) of Cleveland Coin checks out Automatic
Products’ hot beverage merchandiser with AP’s Jay

Benders (c) and Tom Stewart.

Vendors Exchange founder Les Garson (I) with sons Greg (c)
and Brent. Greg and Brent, along with their brother Reid

(not pictured) now run the business.

er importance are healthy op-
tions, merchandising, and pack-
age size/cup size options.
Additionally, operators and sup-
pliers report an improved per-
ception of vending.

e Both operators (90 percent)
and suppliers (88 percent) believe
the growth of canned beverages
vs. cup beverages will continue.

e Most operators have added
juices (98 percent), gourmet cof-
fee (65 percent), and water (55
percent) to their beverage offer-
ings.

e The importance of cigarette
sales and profits to operators has
declined, and this trend will con-
tinue. In 1988 cigarettes account-
ed for 15 percent of sales and 10
percent of profits. This year those
numbers have dropped to six and

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Thad Johnson (third from left) of Polyvend with James

Industries’ John Blouin, Debbie Rios, and Patricia Andreu.
James represents the Polyvend brand of equipment in

Florida and Puerto Rico.

Steve Shaffer (1) and Bill Kraft of
Shaffer Distributing beside Rowe's
upcoming pizza vending machine.

five percent, respectively.

e Operators believe that frozen
foods offer the best potential for
promoting industry growth. Sup-
pliers share this view; however,
they also believe specialty prod-
ucts show potential.

106

e Operators are emphasizing
new products and targeting new
customer segments to offset slow
sales growth. Suppliers realize
these are key areas of operator
emphasis.

e Most operators (69 percent)
believe the dollar coin would
have the most positive impact on
the industry. Suppliers are more
optimistic than operators as to
the positive impact (29 vs. 15 per-
cent) and likelihood of cashless
vending.

e Operators and suppliers feel
strongly about the importance of
proactive research and develop-
ment by machine manufacturers.
However, they believe manufac-
turers are only moderately proac-
tive in this area.

e Operators and suppliers

NOVEMBER 1993

THE ROWE
CURRENCY FAMILY

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any configuration, Rowe has a bill
changer or bill acceptor that is

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Pamela Schaeffer of Asahi Seiko with customer Bob Cornell.

believe they are emphasizing
effective operator/supplier com-
munication. But each indicates
that communication is only mod-
erately effective.

e The top five operator busi-
ness issues are economic condi-
tions, health care costs, employee
motivation, insurance costs, and
sales tax/license fees. Other
important issues are availability
of capital, legislation/regulation,
reducing labor costs, mainte-
nance costs, security, coinage and
Currency, route person sales
incentives, equipment technolo-
gy, machine inventory monitor-
ing, and route structuring.

e The industry and its partici-
pants face significant challenges
from the external environment,

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From left: Revenco's Don Benner, Greg Stoken, and Bernie
Sobek show the inner workings of the company's Bill

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tor John Sasso.

e.g., the economy and legisla-
tion/regulation.

e The industry's responses to
consumer needs and potential
technological advances offer the
opportunity for improved long-
term industry growth.

e Signs of a recovering econo-
my and consumer trends are
causes for optimism. Those con-
sumer trends include an interest
in convenience/snacking, value,
quality, branding, health/fitness,
and upgraded adult fast food.

e Most participants recognize
that their individual opportuni-
ties are not limited or restricted
by the overall economic and
growth outlook of the industry.

e Individual companies need to
take a strategic approach to busi-

108

Glen Adkins (1) and Bob Lovel (r) of Chicago Lock with opera-

Jim Wittler and Lee Ivory of Betson Pittsburgh congratulate
each other on a “very fine” choice at the Dixie-Narco booth.

ness planning. Ask yourself three
questions: 1) Where are we?; 2)
Where do we want to go?; and 3)
How are we going to get there?

e Finally, the key requirement
for planning: balance short-term
realities with long-term goals.

Machine debuts

Vending machine manufactur-
ers used the NAMA show to illus-
trate that they're mindful of what
the marketplace is seeking:
machines for limited spaces;
machines with adjustable com-
partments and shelves; machines
that can be banked without need-
ing duplicate coin mechanisms,
bill acceptors, or electronics; and
machines that vend everything
from gourmet coffees, water, and

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popcorn.

Here’s a sample of the vending
machines debuted in Chicago (or
shown earlier in prototype form):

Rowe International: The com-
pany’s Model 550 merchandiser is
built for locations of limited size
and need. This glass-front unit
can hold between 16 and 96 items,
depending on the size of the
product. The flexibile compart-
ments can hold anything from
vending milk cartons and hoagies
to ice cream and frozen dinners,
as well as non-refrigerated items.
The 550 is available in refrigerat-
ed and ambient models; a frozen
model is coming soon.

Rowe's GCV-320 Series glass-
front can vendor has a brightly lit
display window to attract cus-
tomers and encourage impulse
purchases. It fits ideally into

vending banks because of the
interchangeable front panel.
Other features: four to eight
selections; a Rowe UBA bill
acceptor; quick disconnect vend
assembly (no tools needed);
generic bubble-front styling or
solid-metal front; and capacity of
320 12-ounce cans.

The company’s 6900 Series
snack vendor boasts new-genera-
tion master electronics and a
Rowe universal control board in
an easy-access, slide-out inter- ’°
face panel. The master electronic
capabilities allow a 6900/694 mas-
ter snack unit to drive up to two
companion machines (snack or
can). Among the features are a
design that allows for single and
dual Helix combination on any
tray; a horizontal gum and mint
tray; a message center with a 20-
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display; a 10-digit keyboard; and
vend by product code.

And Rowe's SBC-2 changer has
such features as $500 capacity
(quarters); $1 and $5 bill accep-
tance; a heavy-duty steel cabinet
and three-point locking system;
operational with the CBA-2 bill
acceptor; single stacker; wall
mount or optional mounting base;
and optional mounting base, door
frame, locking bill box, and
$10/$20 bill acceptance.

Upcoming product from Rowe
includes a pizza-vending ma-
chine (in conjunction with
Nouveau Foods International), a
french-fry vending machine (in
conjunction with Ore-Ida), and a
glass-front, spiral snack vendor
with three to six columns.

Crane National Vendors: The
company's Cafe System 7 is a
compact, table-top coffee dis-
penser designed for smaller pop-
ulations at work sites and other
self-serve locations. It offers up to
seven product selections—includ-
ing regular, decaf, cappuccino,
espresso, and hot chocolate—and
two drink sizes, ranging from five
to 12 ounces. The unit weighs 80
pounds and operates on a stan-
dard 15A circuit.

CNV’s Ice Cream Center fea-
tures four product selections, the
ability to vend large premium
items like Dove Bars, and high-
impact, point-of-purchase graph-
ics. It holds 264 conventional-
sized items or 198 conventional
and large gourmet products (two
selections each). The Ice Cream
Center has totally electronic
operation, including auto defrost,
and multi-pricing capabilities.

GLASCO: This new company,
which manufactures product to
meet the needs of small- to medi-
um-sized locations, debuted five
merchandisers at the NAMA
show. The GS-1 is a large, 40-
selection, glass-front snack ma-
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down, as well as quickly dialed
prices on a continuous price
wheel.

GLASCO’'s GFD-4 is a four-
product, six-selection (coffee,
decaf, tea, chocolate, cappuccino,
and espresso) hot beverage
machine. It dispenses single cup
sizes ranging from five to 12
ounces. A cup turret tilts forward,
loading quickly and easily. The
product canisters slide out for fill-
ing or cleaning.

The GCF-2 is a combination
glass-front machine for refriger-
ated food and snacks. There are
eight candy selections and four
snack selections per tray, while
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Automatic Products: AP’s latest
addition to its extensive product
line is the Model 213 hot beverage
merchandiser, an improved ver-
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vend any style cup, including
insulated foam cups of any size
up to 18 ounces; and a fixed filter
base that allows for greater coffee
extraction with fewer moving
parts.

Polyvend: The company’s
Model 516/8 cold drink vendor
dispenses both bottles and cans.
It’s fully electronic with multi-
pricing and features a live display
to show off each drink product. A
“quick-lock” device provides easy
access for loading or servicing.
The unit is also available with
bankable trim so that it matches
a trimmed Polyvend snack ven-
dor, for example, when placed
beside it.

Polyvend also unveiled some
new machine features, such as a
clear, anti-vandal door; a 15-
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Lektro-Vend product line (it pur-
chased the company’s assets in
July), which includes the VS99-D
snack/refrigerated food vendor.
ECC International: The compa-
ny’s Model 2000 hard-freeze vend-
ing machine features glass-front
design and holds breakfast,
lunch, dinner, or ice cream prod-
ucts. It has a 178- to 540-item
capacity; thermostat adjustable
from +20 to -30 degrees Fahren-
heit; 24-hour defrost; non-CFC
foam insulation; and acceptability
of U.S.-built coin and bill systems.
KRh Thermal Systems: This
company introduced the HOT
Choice “automated fast food
restaurant” in Chicago. It’s a con-
temporary food service system
that utilizes patented technology
and engineering design to deliver
quality, hot “fast food” in a vended
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oven that combines hot forced air
with microwaves to defrost, heat,
brown, and crisp food products in
about a minute from frozen state.
The menu includes deluxe pan
pizza, chicken nuggets, french
fries, and fruit strudels.

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GLASCO: old name, new look

Back in 1929, a compa-
ny named GLASCO pro-
duced the first Coca-
Cola cooler in Muncie,
Ind. In the early ‘60s
GLASCO was acquired
by Universal Match and
merged with National
Vendors in St. Louis.
After being dormant for
many years, GLASCO
has returned to the
vending industry with an
express purpose: to pro-
vide equipment for med-
ium-sized and smaller
locations. It debuted five
automatic merchandis-
ers at the NAMA show in
Chicago.

GLASCO, now a divi-
sion of Unidynamics
Corp. (a wholly owned
subsidiary of Crane Co.),
will manufacture vend-
ing machines with a dis-
tinctive “Picasso” point-
of-purchase styling and a
contemporary look to
create broad appeal,
according to Joe Gilbert,
GLASCO’s vice presi-
dent and general sales
manager. He has over 20
years of experience in
full-line vending and
music and games, work-
ing in both the distribut-
ing and manufacturing
sectors.

“The designs are made
to complement one
another,” Gilbert said.
“The new group of ma-
Chines offer a sleek,
modular presentation
that invites banking
together other units in
the line—for instance,

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the frequent pairing of a
cold drink machine and
a snack machine.

“Research indicates
that vending operators
view dependability as
the main reason to make
a choice among equip-
ment suppliers. To un-
derscore this premise,
the GLASCO media
communications theme
will be ‘Simple By
Choice...Reliable By
Design. This equipment
can fulfill that promise
because of the integrity
built into both design
and construction. Through-
out the development
phase, our goal has been
to create a product mix
with essential product
features to satisfy both
the distributor and oper-
ator. GLASCO will fill a
market void that we
believe has existed for
several years.”

Gilbert says GLAS-
CO’s target customers
constitute a sizable mar-
ket. “About 10,000 vend-
ing operators do busi-
ness in the United
States,” he explained.
“We estimate that nearly
one-third of them are
full-line vending opera-
tors. The rest represent
a substantial group that
consists of several dy-
namics. These business-
es have proven to be
very difficult to reach
and service with other
types of direct-sell distri-
bution methods.

“For this reason,

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GLASCO is developing
an independent distribu-
tor network that will
exclusively serve vend-
ing operators. Distribu-
tors will be selected on
the basis of merit. Each
organization we have
appointed has earned an
outstanding reputation
for providing sales and
service to vending and
amusement operators.”
Gilbert says GLASCO
machines are intended
to fit a variety of loca-
tions, from upscale ser-
vice industry settings to
hotel lobbies and ware-
house floors. “They're
attractive and affordable
enough to be favored by

managers of public
buildings and rugged
enough to withstand the
rigors of frequent use,”
he said.

The GLASCO manage-
ment team includes Bob
Bell, who was with the
former GLASCO, as
manager of marketing
services, and Peter Kal-
lash, service manager.
Kallash is responsible for
technical support and
distributor training.

For more information,
contact Gilbert at
GLASCO, 12271 Natural
Bridge Road, Suite 798,
Bridgeton, MO 63044;
(314) 298-3510; FAX (314)
298-1309.

New gumball machines from

Galaxy

Galaxy Inc.'s Astroid
Series gumball machines
are unique to the mar-
ketplace, in that their
gas pump design and
size are from a bygone
era. Among the features
are a 25-cent, front-lock-
ing coin mechanism; a
large-capacity, internal
cash box that easily
Slides in and out; an
enlarged cash door
made of 1/8-inch solid
steel; a recessed door
design with improved
locking system; and
components manufac-
tured by leaders in the
bulk vending business.

Astroid I has a solid
maroon body and lid
with silver accent trim.

Astroid II comes with a
maroon body, black lid
and base, and silver
accent trim. Each model
is 60° high, weighs 55
pounds (empty), and
holds about 5,500 jumbo
gumballs.

Monogrammed jumbo
gumballs are also avail-
able from Galaxy. The
word “winner” is profes-
sionally monogrammed
on one-inch diameter,
multicolored gumballs.
They can be ordered
from the company in any
quantity.

For more information,
contact Galaxy Inc., 809
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How big is the vending industry?

The answer to that
question, according to
the National Automatic
Merchandising Asso-
ciation (NAMA), was just
over $26 billion in 1992.
The figure, which is for
total retail sales through
merchandise vending
machines in the United
States, is based on trade
magazine and NAMA
member surveys.

Here are some other
industry statistics (as of
Sept. 30, 1993): approxi-
mately 4.5 million vend-

ing machines are in
operation nationwide;
the total work force
employed directly in
providing vending ser-
vices exceeds 200,000;
there are about 9,000
vending companies in
America; and the major-
ity of operations are fam-
ily businesses, as slightly
more than 60 percent
have five or fewer em-
ployees and an annual
sales volume under $1
million.

Healthy eating program for

vending

Vending companies
interested in tapping
into the healthy foods
market should consider
the 500 Club, a nation-
wide healthy-eating pro-
gram now available. The
program teams regis-
tered dietitians with
vending operators, and
it's recommended by
doctors from the Wiscon-
sin Heart Institute at
Gundersen/Lutheran
Medical Center.

“Vending has long had
the image of offering
higher-fat, higher-calo-
rie foods, but that repu-
tation can change with
the 500 Club,” said na-
tional coordinator Ruth
Lahmayer. “We believe
it's possible for vendors
to offer healthy items
that taste great. Health-
conscious people who
would never dream of
eating vending selec-
tions will now find some-
thing that will suit their
nutritional goals, their

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taste buds, and their
pocket books!”

500 Club registered
dietitians assist vendors
in the development and
identification of healthy
items that are controlled
in fat and, as the name
implies, contain 500 calo-
ries or less. The hall-
mark of the program is
an easy-to-read pie
chart, which helps con-
sumers identify the pro-
tein, fat, and carbohy-
drate content of the
selections. The enroll-
ment kit contains an
implementation manual,
camera-ready logos,
recipes, and promotion-
al products. Support and
consulting are available
from the national head-
quarters.

For more information,
contact Ruth Lahmayer,
500 Club National
Headquarters, Lutheran
Hospital-La Crosse, 1910
South Ave., La Crosse,
WI 54601; (608) 791-4764.

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New cleaner from Everpure

Everpure Inc. has in-
troduced a non-toxic,
environmentally respon-
sible scale remover
called ScaleKleen. It’s
designed for OCS brew-
ers, steamers, vending
machines, and other
water-using equipment.

Used to effectively
remove limescale build-
up from brewers and
steamers, ScaleKleen is
an organic alternative to
hydrochloric and phos-
phoric acids. It destroys
scale without corrosion
or noxious fumes, and
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site, significantly reduc-
ing equipment and up-
keep expenses.

For more information,
contact Posner McGrath
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Veryfine aids flood effort

Veryfine Products,
makers of single-serve
fruit juices and drinks,
aided the Midwestern
flood relief effort by
donating 8,400 cases of
juice—more than 200,000
bottles—to needy fami-
lies. The donation, made
through Second Harvest,
was distributed to the
communities of Spring-
field, [ll.; Waterloo, Iowa;
and Kansas City and St.
Joseph, Mo.

“There is a lot of heal-
ing that needs to take
place in these flood-
stricken communities,”
said Veryfine president
Samuel Rowse. “We are
happy to deliver five
truckloads of Veryfine to
these families, and hope
that our actions will

encourage other compa-
nies to do their part.”

Veryfine has worked
closely with Second
Harvest since 1988. To
date, the company has
donated over three mil-
lion bottles of juice.

In other news con-
cerning Veryfine, it has
filled the newly created
position of new products
manager with Lisa
Roncone. She will be
responsible for the
development and intro-
duction of all new bever-
age products. Also, Ellen
Chun has been named
director of research and
development. She will
direct all new product
and packaging develop-
ment for Veryfine bever-
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Betson Pittsburgh stages

548.

On Sept. 15, Betson
Pittsburgh Distributing
hosted a regional service
school for technicians of
operating companies in
the Greater Pittsburgh
area. Featured was a
review of the proper
operational and trou-
bleshooting procedures
on Rowe's Model 548
showcase merchandiser.

Jim Day, field service
technician for Rowe,
conducted the school.
He demonstrated all
facets of the 548, from
the “easy key” menu sys-
tem for programming
and self-diagnostics to
the refrigeration system
and product merchan-
dising.

Betson Pittsburgh pub-
lishes a customer service
school schedule, usually
twice a year, with its
fall/winter and winter/
spring education pro-
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cover everything from
bill changers and vend-
ing to games and music.

“By educating our cus-
tomers’ technical peo-
ple, we create a comfort
level for them, especially
with the ever-changing
technology across all
types of new coin-oper-
ated equipment,” said
Lee Ivory, Betson Pitts-
burgh’s vending sales-
man. “The more they
know about the equip-
ment they operate in the
field, the quicker they
can repair service prob-
lems and minimize
downtime.”

Betson Pittsburgh is
an authorized/exclusive
full-service distributor
for Rowe in western
Pennsylvania and parts
of West Virginia and
Maryland. It also repre-
sents 30 other manufac-
turers of coin-op equip-
ment.

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Nestle Vend and NBA team up

“The Great Nestle
Vend/NBA Fast Break
Game,” a contest for
vending operators, is
underway and runs
through Nov. 30. To
enter, operators must
purchase a minimum of
five cases each of at least
three Nestle Vend items.
The lineup includes
Butterfinger, Baby Ruth,
Nestle Crunch, 100
Grand, Raisinets, Oh
Henry!, Goobers, and
Chunky.

Game prizes include
an NBA/Nestle Elite

Jacket, an NBA/Nestle
Deluxe Sports Bag, an
NBA/Nestle Travel Bag,
an NBA/Nestle Spalding
Basketball, an NBA
Quartz Medallion Watch,
and an NBA Team-
Identified Leather/Twill
Jacket. The grand prize
is two tickets to an NBA
Finals game, along with
airfare and hotel accom-
modations.

Invoices must be post-
marked between Dec. 6-
13. For more informa-
tion, contact your Nestle
Vend supplier.

Peninsula aligns with NFL, NHL

Peninsula Vending
Products is offering
stickers and tattoos with
the logos of all 28 NFL
teams and 26 NHL
teams. They represent
the team colors and
logos exactly as worn on
the team uniforms and
helmets. The sizes are 2-
1/2” x 3-1/2” for sticker
machines, smaller for
capsules.

All stickers are print-
ed on Peninsula’s Pris-
matic film, using the
finest materials avail-
able. The company is

accepting advance or-
ders for this limited sup-
ply. For information, call
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TOURNAMENTS &

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American Poolplayers Associa-
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$250,000.

Local qualifying tournaments
led up to the nationals, which
were part of Super Billiards Week
in Las Vegas. While competition
continued in the APA champi-
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PLAYER'S

PERSPECTIVE

Three for the road from
Konami, Sega, and Fabtek

Encounters with space crea-
tures and other phenomena were
the major themes of video games
in the early years.

Today, fighting games and
sophisticated drivers make up a
major share of video offerings.
Three vastly different games in
these categories are featured this
month.

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Metamorphic Force

Konami's latest horizontal
scrolling kit takes a more serious
turn than some of its previous
outings. In Metamorphic Force,
four players take control of
mythical warriors with the ability
to transform themselves into a
powerful humanoid animal.

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The story takes place in a
mythological setting involving
creatures and demons controlled
by the Evil One, a lesser god who
is intent on conquering the mor-
tal world.

Athena, the Greek goddess,
has chosen four men, controlled
by the players, to free the planet
by using the power to shift to a
beastly countenance when a cer-
tain magical item is collected.

All the warriors are proficient
fighters in human form, but when
changed into a bear, ram, wolf, or
panther, can move and fight
much quicker. Players must
progress through several stages
of the Evil One’s island before
confronting him at the castle in
the last round. Each area on the
way culminates in a chamber
with a pentagram floor, from
which a powerful demon materi-
alizes.

Other characters include hu-
manoid lizards, porcupines, and
ice creatures. Various areas of
the island that must be traveled
include dark forests, volcanic
caves, and evil temples. The
graphics are very clear and color-
ful, close to animation quality.

Controls are simple: an eight-
way joystick, attack, and jump
buttons are used to battle ene-
mies. In many ways game play
and character movement resem-
bles that in Konami's earlier X-
Men.

The main appeal lies in seeing
the different fighting abilities
once a Character is transformed.
Metamorphic Force may provide
a subconscious morale boost for
the player when the screen lights
up and his warrior grows in size.

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PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE

Fabtek’'s Zero Team USA

The game is suitable for almost
any location. Converting an older
game to this exciting kit would be
a prudent move.

OutRunners

Sega seems to have found its
niche in simulation games. This
sequel to the popular Out Run
and the Turbo Out Run edition
has been released surprisingly
close to Sega’s last driving game,
Virtua Racing.

Where the latter used top poly-
gon graphics to recreate a perfect
3-D image of the course and com-
petitors, OutRunners takes a
more fun approach with ‘its atten-
tion to scenery detail, an array of
vehicles from which to choose,
and a built-in digital radio.

Once the player has begun, he
may choose to drive east or west.
From there the player will have a
non-stop drive around the world
(despite the fact that there are no
bridges over the oceans in real
life).

Well known monuments and
background scenes are quickly
recognized by the driver as he
zooms through large cities in sev-
eral seconds. Thirty-two-bit tech-
nology was used to create the
cars and the crowds, with atten-
tion paid to minute details such
as weather conditions.

Players choose from a field of

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eight vehicles, each with certain
advantages and specifications.
The names of the cars vary from
Mad Power to Bad Boy to Smooth
Operator. And just like the first
OutRun, two people ride in each
car and react to the wind, fast
turns, and bumps.

Finally, the original Out Run
music selector has evolved into
an actual separate digital radio
with a choice of dee-jay mode or
manual tune select. Messages
scroll across the radio's screen,
informing the player of the music
choice. The speakers are mount-
ed within the head rest so that
neighboring video games don't
overpower the sound.

Just as in most driving games,
the controls consist of a steering
wheel, accelerator pedal, brake
pedal, high/low shift lever, and
ignition key. The standard cabi-
net is large, with two monitors for
head-to-head action on separate
games. Perhaps a smaller one-
player unit would be of interest to
some operators. This is definitely
a big arcade piece.

Zero Team USA

We have been passing this
game at the arcade for a few
weeks without paying much
attention to it: too simple. Re-
membering that simplicity often
improves things, we gave it a try

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and found that our second
thought was right.

The horizontal scrolling gang
fight theme was so enjoyable that
it seemed to be an original idea.
The game was made by Seibu and
licensed to Fabtek for use as a
two- or four-player kit.

An eight-way joystick, attack,
and jump buttons make up the
control panel. There are no spe-
cial moves besides the standard
jump-kick achieved by pressing
both buttons. The players choose
to be one of four team members
who must infiltrate different lev-
els of a Japanese drug cartel.
Different enemies such as club-
wielding thugs and armored
samurai are encountered.

Certain weapons can be ob-
tained, and food or energy items
can be collected. Several stages
take the player through parks,
warehouses, and shipyards. In-
nocent people caught in the mid-
dle of the fighting react by run-
ning or shaking from fear.

The game is similar to Fabtek’s
last release, Heated Barrel,
because there is a lot of detail
with simple graphic capability.
This game may get more atten-
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Rebuild a bad picture
tube and save money

What do operators do when a
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They throw out the tube and keep
the board as a spare for future
use or buy a new tube. It’s a very
simple decision.

Now there is another alterna-
tive. You can send the picture
tube to a CRT rebuilding shop
and save about $250 on each one.
It can add up to thousands of dol-
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next town: Superior Picture
Tubes of Carteret, N.J.. Owner
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grand tour of his facility, includ-
ing a step-by-step demonstration
of how he rebuilds a picture tube.
Before going through the steps,
let's first cover some background
on picture tubes.

Common picture
tube problems

Most of the guesswork in diag-
nosing whether a CRT is good or
bad can be eliminated by using a
Heathkit CRT tester and rejuve-
nator. If the problem on the CRT
is minor, this device can be used
to rejuvenate the guns. If you
don’t have a CRT tester, here are
some common problems that can
be attributed to a bad picture
tube:

1. Arching on the second anode
or inside the neck. This means air

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is inside the tube. Most likely,
there is a crack on the neck.

2. One color is either missing or
very weak. Confirm whether the
fault is in the tube or not by short-
ing the emitter and collector of
the driver transistor for the color
in question. The transistor is usu-
ally at the neck board of the mon-
itor. If the screen doesn't turn to
that color when shorting the
emitter and collector, you know
you have a dead gun.

3. Screen goes on full brightness
with all blue, all green, or all red,
with the retrace lines showing.
Verify by cutting either the collec-
tor or emitter leg of the corre-
sponding driver transistor. If the
screen doesn't change, there’s an
internal short in the gun.

Stripping the
picture tube

When convinced the tube is
bad, the next step is to ship it out
to a picture tube rebuilding shop.
Make sure you remove the yoke
and the color purity and conver-
gence magnetic rings. Also
remove the degaussing coil and
save those rubber wedges. Take
good notes on how all the compo-
nents were originally positioned
to save time later when you
install the rebuilt CRT.

If you can mount all the compo-
nents exactly the way they were
on the rebuilt CRT, you may be
able to get by with doing only
minor adjustments on the conver-
gence rings. If not, you will have
to go through the entire conver-
gence and purity adjustment pro-
cedure.

Howard Gordon rebuilds
a defective CRT

1. Using a high speed pneumat-

ic drill, he drills a hole on the

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Picture 1: The “annealing” process. A new neck is welded to
the old CRT using a lathe and a burner. After joining, con-
tinuous heating with a low flame prevents rapid cooling
that can cause internal stress to build up within the glass.

Picture 2: The “sealing” process. A new gun is welded into

the restored neck.

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now alive and must show a raster.

CRT neck. The hole is small
enough that air can leak in slowly
without damaging the phosphor
coating on the inside face of the
screen.

2. The tube is warmed in an
oven at approximately 275
degrees F. to prepare it for the
next process.

3. The neck is cut, using an
electrically heated fire wire that
is first wrapped around it. This
process removes and discards the
old gun.

4. The now shortened neck is
restored to full length by using a
glass tube of the same diameter,
which is spinning on a lathe
(Picture 1). The welding of the

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glass ends is achieved with burn-
ers using natural gas and oxygen.

After this step the joint is con-
tinuously heated with a low flame
to prevent rapid cooling that can
cause internal stress to build up
within the glass. This process is
called “annealing.”

5. A new gun is welded into the
newly restored neck. In this
process, called “sealing” (Picture
2), the new gun is put in place and
welded to the neck using a set of
rotating burners. (Picture 3 shows
anew gun.) Take note that the
new gun has a long, thin glass
tube protruding from its end. All
the air is extracted through this
thin tube.

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6. Next comes the “evacuation
process,” the most critical step,
which takes four hours. The tube
is placed in an oven and heated
to 800 degrees F. While it is in the
oven, a set of powerful vacuum
pumps suck out all the air from
inside the tube.

Even the smallest amount of air
must be removed. Air tends to
expand and thin out at these high
temperatures, making it easier
for the vacuum pumps to extract
it. Also, during this process, the
filament is heated in steps, start-
ing at 6 volts, going up to 14 volts,
in two-minute intervals.

The purpose is to burn out
impurities and remove any

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remaining particles. Actually, the
main culprit in the process is oxy-
gen. The exhaust tube is then cut
and sealed and the tube is ready
for the next process.

7. A finishing touch to the oxy-
gen-busting process is exposing
the newly exhausted tube to the
RF bombardier (RF=radio fre-
quency). This machine, which
works like a microwave oven,
generates powerful high-frequen-
cy waves; the induction currents
cause internal heat to build up.
The RF bombardier remotely
heats up a component in the
newly installed gun, called the
“getter.” Once heated, it releases
a substance that readily reacts
with any amount of oxygen left in
the tube and forms a new sub-
stance.

8. Next comes the “sparking
process. Here 50KV is applied
between the second anode and

the gun. This is actually more
than the normal operating volt-
age. It causes any unwanted, fine
solid particles in the guns to be
accelerated and blasted out.

9. Next, the “aging” process.
The filament is heated, in steps,
from 6 volts to 14 volts, in about 30
minutes. This prepares the fila-
ment for the real world—the loca-
tion.

10. The final test: a deflection
yoke is mounted on the tube
(Picture 4). The filament is heated
and a high voltage applied to the
second anode. The tube is now
alive and must show a raster. The
emission currents on each gun
are measured and, if acceptable,
the tube is ready to go.

11. The last process: mount the
anti-implosion steel band around
the edge of the tube and the
mounting ears. It is necessary to
remove all the metal parts before

working on the tube because the
difference in the thermal expan-
sion characteristics of glass and
metal would surely cause the
glass to crack during the heating
and cooling processes.

Wow, that sure is a lot of work
and it must cost a fortune. Well, it
doesn't. The normal charge is $95
for a 25” CRT found on Wells-
Gardner monitors. That is cheap
when compared to $400 to pur-
chase an entire new monitor.
Naturally, prices vary according
to tube type and size.

Superior Picture Tubes has
been in business for 30 years.
Gordon can crank out 24 CRTs a
day and says he can push it up to
36 without sacrificing quality. He
Ships anywhere in the United
States. He may be reached at 14
Roosevelt Ave., Carteret, NJ
07008; (908) 541-9354.

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They have to be. Just like a new-
born baby, redemption games will
“cry” to you when they need feed-
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they're constipated (ticket jam);
and when they're happy (it makes
YOU money!).

Redemption games have many
ways to let you know what's up
with the ticket dispenser and tic-
kets in storage inside the game.
When the tickets run out or get
low in some games, the game will
turn on a low-ticket light. Its
operation is simple: when the
light is lit, you refill the tickets!

However, it seems to be getting
too expensive for some manufac-
tures to install this 59-cent light,
so it's being omitted from some
games. I guess the manufacturers
rationalize that most games have
other ways of displaying a ticket
problem.

The most popular way is on the
game’s scoring display. For exam-
ple, on Skee-Ball games HELP or
CALL (depending on the model)
is shown on the score display
when a ticket problem occurs.
There are then two ways to get
the game up and running. The
first and most obvious way to cor-

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rect the displayed message is to
refill the tickets, load the dis-
penser, and just unplug the game
for a few seconds.

The second and preferred way
will remember how many tickets
have been earned by the player.
To “activate” this feature, just line
up the ticket dispenser opto-sen-
sor with the notch in the paper
tickets. Push the red “program”
button located inside the front
hinged cover just in front of the
ticket dispenser. The Skee-Ball

will make a “dink” sound, indicat-
ing that your request has been
acknowledged. The game will
vend the tickets that were owed
to the last player.

Another way of alerting you to
a problem with the dispenser is
with the game’s sound. For
instance, on Crompton’s new
Digger’s Prize, whenever there is
a problem with the ticket dis-
penser, the game gets vocal and
announces, “Tickets are jammed,
please call an attendant.”

It’s amazing—or maybe just
common sense—how the game
knows this. If there are no tickets
present when the dispenser
motor is turned on, the game will
not “see” a ticket notch output
from the dispenser. The dis-

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his is a true story. You'll like it.
Chances are many of you reading
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about to learn to enrich your fam-
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Let’s examine a typical fact sit-
uation by telling the story of Joe
(actually a real 70-year-old busi-
ness owner in Arizona, who
asked me for a second opinion of
his estate plan). His business
(Success Co.) accumulated excess
cash ($2.2 million) over many
years while operating as a C cor-
poration (a tax-paying corpora-
tion).

focus on $1 million of Success
Co.'s $2.2 million in cash. If Joe
receives a $1 million dividend
from Success Co., about $350,000
will disappear in income tax.
When Joe dies, about $357,000 (55
percent of the $650,000 balance)
will be grabbed by the tax collec-
tor for estate taxes. Some deal:
when you add up the tax damage,
Joe's family gets $292,500 (29.25
percent) while the tax collector
gobbles up $707,500 (70.75 per-
cent).

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(split $) and irrevocable life insur-

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Let me interrupt the story to
tell you to substitute your own
facts for Joe’s, because this situa-
tion probably applies to almost
every successful business owner
in the country. If your corporation
does not have accumulated cash,
you can use future cash flow. The
concept works for an S corpora-
tion as well as for a C corpora-
tion. As you will see in a moment,
life insurance is used to perform
this tax-magic trick. If you are
uninsurable, you can still get the
same result by using a second-to-
die policy with your wife.
Chances are you are younger
than Joe. Now, on with our story.

To simplify the concept, let’s

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ance trust (ILIT). This is the plan I
recommend. First, a few defini-
tions. Split $ is not life insurance;
it is a way of paying for life insur-
ance. In effect, the corporation
(Success Co.) makes an interest-
free loan to the employee (Joe) by
paying the insurance premiums.
An ILIT is a wonderful device that
allows life insurance to escape
estate taxes.

The ILIT purchases a high cash
surrender value, whole-life policy
for $1 million with an annual pre-
mium of $99,000, payable for 10
years. The ILIT is the owner and
beneficiary of the policy, Joe is
the insured, and Success Co. pays
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each year. At the end of the 10
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Co. back its $990,000 ($99,000 X 10)
in premium advances (out of the
policy's cash surrender value)
and own the policy outright. By

that time, the policy will have a
death benefit of $1.9 million with-
out any further premiums being
required.

Let’s look at the result. Success
Co. comes out even. The ILIT
owns the policy and will receive
$1.9 million for Joe’s heirs. In
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income tax or estate tax after his
death!

The nice part about Joe's story
is that it can be varied to suit
almost every successful business
owner. One caution: this article
does not attempt to discuss every
detail, exception, or trap inherent
in this split $/ILIT plan. Make
Sure you work with competent
and experienced professionals.
Always get a second opinion. (For
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Joint tenancy enriches
the IRS

Joint ownership between family
members, usually husband (Joe)
and wife (Mary), is a common way
to hold title to property. A big
advantage is simplicity. On the
death of one spouse, the title of
property held jointly with right of
Survivorship goes directly to the
Surviving spouse.

This advantage can be expen-
Sive taxwise. Before you put prop-
erty into joint tenancy or leave
your property titled in this man-
ner, there are two important
points you should know.

First, your right and ability to
pass $600,000 of property free of
the estate tax can be lost through
joint tenancy. An example is the
easiest way to explain. Suppose
the combined worth of Joe and
Mary is $1.2 million and they hold
all of their property in joint ten-
ancy. Joe dies first. Instantly,
Mary becomes the sole owner of
all the property. Suppose Mary
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amount ($1.2 million) of property.
She leaves the $1.2 million to her
children. Mary’s estate tax will be
$235,000.

Suppose instead that Joe and
Mary each own $600,000 in prop-
erty in their own names when Joe
dies. Joe set up his estate so that
Mary gets the income from his
$600,000 for as long as she lives.
Upon her death, this property
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years ago. When he died the
stock had a value of $100,000. He
leaves it to Mary, who sells it for
$103,000. She only pays income
tax on $3,000.

Now suppose the same stock
was held in joint tenancy and
Mary sells it for the same
$103,000. Her tax basis is only
$51,000. Why? According to the
tax law, she owned half of the
property with a tax basis of
$1,000, while Joe’s half became
hers with a new tax basis of
$50,000. Mary must pay income
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TOPICS

Testing and restoring

picture tubes

In last month’s Play Meter, we
looked at some simple (some
might even say primitive) ways to
repair bad picture tubes. This
month, we're going to look at the
correct way to test and restore
CRTs using a remarkable piece of
equipment from Sencore called
the CR70 “Beam Builder” Univer-
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Before I begin to describe what
the Beam Builder does and how it
works, let me say that I have
repaired and restored dozens of
bad video game picture tubes
using the CR70. I have taken old
CRTs that were dim and virtually
unusable and turned them into
beautiful, bright displays that
look as good as the day they were
manufactured. In the process, I
have saved my boss at Area
Amusements and my Arcade
School students hundreds of dol-
lars in CRT replacement costs. I

144

saved $400 just by restoring one
high resolution CRT!

Since most operators simply
purchase new monitors instead of
replacing the picture tube, the
actual savings are even greater.
At $1,395, the CR70 Beam Builder
is priced about the same as four
27-inch replacement monitors.
Even if you're a medium-sized
operator, there’s almost no way
the CR70 can NOT pay for itself in
just a year or two of occasional
use.

What is it?

First of all, Sencore’s CR70
Beam Builder will test all types of
picture tubes. Individual tests are
made for short circuits in each of
the three electron guns. Tests are
made for heater-to-cathode (H-K)
shorts and cathode-to-grid (G1)
shorts as well.

The electron guns are also test-
ed for proper “cutoff” (the level at
which the gun stops emitting
electrons, producing black on the
screen) and “emission” (sufficient
“beam current” to produce a
bright color on the screen). Each
of the tests closely duplicates the
normal operation of the CRT so
you re testing it under typical
operating conditions. By the way,
you do not need the entire moni-
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tube. The CR70 will test any CRT
as a Stand-alone unit.

Naturally, you do not need to
remove the picture tube from the
monitor to test it. You simply
remove the CRT socket (the neck
board) from the monitor in order
to connect the picture tube to the
Beam Builder. The CR70 comes
with adapter sockets for testing
all types of picture tubes. Notice I
didn't say “most picture tubes” or

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“all popular tubes.” The Beam
Builder tests ‘em all!

Another test checks the “track-
ing” of the three color guns. In
order to produce a picture that is
properly color balanced, all three
electron guns have to be alike.
The emission levels of all three
guns are compared by the CR70,
which measures the ratio be-
tween the strongest and weakest
gun. If the difference is more than
55 percent, the gun will show as
“bad.” Don’t worry! Bad guns can
be restored by the Beam Builder,
as we'll see later.

The CR70 Beam Builder even
has a “life test.” The life test will
tell you how much usable life you
can expect from your picture
tube.

Removing shorts

Heater-to-cathode shorts are
caused by contact between the
CRT heater and the cathode (see
Play Meter, Oct. 1993). The CR70
is not designed to correct this
fault, as the surge current provid-
ed by the Beam Builder will often
blow out the filament completely.

Reserve
Emission

Normal
Cathode

Virtual Aperture

Gi Aperture

Emitting
Material

Cathode

A cathode with good Cutoff and Emission. Only a small area of the cathode
emits electrons when a high G1 bias closes the “virtual aperture"(a). High beam
current results when the G1 bias is reduced, allowing a larger area of the cathode to
emit electrons (b).

Acathode with bad Cutoff and good Emission. The CRT cuts offtoo soon when
the center of the cathode wears, causing grey images to be too dark (a). The CRT with
a cathode worn in the center produces bright highlights because the outer edges are
still good (b).

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has no reserve electrons (right).

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Use the method described in last
month’s column to fix heater-to-
cathode shorts.

Control grid (G1) shorts are
often caused by flakes of material
that have become lodged be-
tween the cathode and the con-
trol grid. A Gl short can cause
loss of control of the CRT beam,
resulting in a bright screen with
visible retrace lines. G1 shorts
also result in CRTs that cannot be
controlled by the brightness con-
trol or the incoming video or
blanking signals. The CR70
“REMOVE G1 SHORT” function
will vaporize most shorting parti-
cles, resulting in normal CRT
operation.

Cutoff related failures

In order to understand the cut-
off test, let’s take a closer look at
the way the cathode works. The

cathode is the source of the elec-

tron beam. It is coated with a
material (such as barium or thori-
um) which gives off large num-
bers of electrons when it is heat-
ed by a filament. Believe it or not,
there is a finite amount of this
electron emitting material and it
gets used up or “stripped” after
years of extended use. Once the
barium is used up, the picture
tube cannot be completely re-
stored.

The hot cathode emits elec-
trons which form a cloud around
the cathode until they’re attract-
ed toward the front of the screen
by a positive voltage on the
screen grid of the electron gun
assembly. Between the cathode
and the screen grid lies the con-
trol grid. In most video game
monitors, the control grid is
grounded, giving the control grid
a negative bias with respect to
the cathode. The video signal
modulates (changes) the voltage
of the cathode. It is the voltage
difference between the cathode
and the control grid that controls
the beam current and the bright-
ness of the color.

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elements. An open G, (right) results in no beam control, much like an H-K short.

Cathode
Poisoning

Low white-level beam current is usually caused by a poisoning ion layer that

prevents electron emission.

The entire surface of the cath-
ode is not always used to supply
the electrons that make up the
electron beam. When the electron

.gun is only partially turned on,

just the center part of the cath-
ode is used. This means that the
emitting material at the center of
the cathode is used up faster than
the material at the edges. The
outer areas only supply electrons
during peak brightness periods.

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When the center part becomes
worn, the CRT screen still lights
brightly during peak brightness
but the beam cuts off too soon
because the brightness drops and
the worn-out center of the cath-
ode is the only part being used.
This results in a picture that’s a
combination of over-driven,
smearing color and black, with no
intermediate shades of color.
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“gassy tube. Actually, the tube is
exhibiting poor gamma—the abil-
ity to correctly reproduce shades
of gray or color.

The CR70 tests for proper cut-
off. The cutoff test, combined with
the emission test that follows,
indicate the next steps to be
taken in the restoration process.

Emission test

The emission test indicates if
the edges of the cathode are poi-
soned. Poisoning occurs when
positive ions coat the emitting
material on the cathode. The ions
are aresult of a minute amount of
air that’s left inside the CRT dur-
ing manufacturing. These ions
react with the hot cathode sur-
face over a period of time and
reduce (in some cases completely
shut off) the number of electrons
emitted by the cathode. Cathode
poisoning is similar to rust on a
piece of steel.

If the tube fails both the emis-
sion test and the cutoff test, the
entire surface is poisoned or
stripped of emitting material. An
emission life test reduces the fila-
ment voltage to detect cathodes
that are overly temperature
dependent, indicating short life
expectancy.

CRT rejuvenation and restoration

The CR70 uses a number of dif-
ferent methods to fix picture
tubes. The method used varies
from tube to tube, depending on
the nature of the CRT failure. The
Beam Builder uses a “progressive
restoration” technique that allows
you to carry out CRT restoration
one step at a time, using just the
right combination of voltage, cur-
rent, and heater voltage to get
the job done while avoiding the
tendency to “overdo it” that many
technicians have when restoring
g CRT.

After removing any shorts and
testing each gun for cutoff and
emission, you re ready to try
restoring any weak guns. The
CR70 does this by boosting the

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CRT heater voltage. This makes
the cathode super hot. Then a 100
or 150 milliamp current is passed
through the cathode. The combi-
nation of high temperature and
high cathode current removes
the cathode poisoning, exposing
fresh cathode material.

There are three levels of
restoration available: Auto,
Manual 1, and Manual 2. Each is
progressively more severe. Na-
turally, you begin with the auto
restore function. It’s as simple as
holding down a button and watch-
ing the meter on the CR70. When
the meter completes three cycles
of restoration you let go of the
button. This has worked like a
charm every time I’ve used it!

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restoration functions. These pro-
vide continuous cathode currents
of 100 and 150 milliamps, respec-
tively, for as long as you hold
down the restore button. The
meter on the CR70 monitors the
current and lets you know how
the restoration is proceeding. It’s
really easy to get carried away
here and completely destroy the
gun. I suggest that you do not use
the manual settings until you are
ready to kiss the CRT good-bye
anyway.

If you cannot get any cathode
current to flow due to complete
poisoning of the cathode, the
CR70 has a “rejuvenate” function.
The rejuvenate function is used
when the CRT cathode is so total-
ly encrusted that no restore cur-
rent can be drawn by any of the
other restore functions.

In the rejuvenate function, a
charged capacitor is connected
between the cathode and the con-
trol grid (G1). When the sudden
positive voltage from the capaci-
tor is applied to Gl, the electrons
under the poison crust break
free, essentially cracking the
layer of contamination. Once the
layer of contamination has been
cracked, the auto restore func-
tion can be used successfully.

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The game's 12 original
world warrior charac-
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prize fighter; Feilong, a
famous Chinese martial
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Century Vending and
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high, with a 19” vertical
monitor.

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Pull-Tab Cartridge Pot-O-Gold

U.S. Games introduces
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version of its advanced
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same cartridge at the
same time. Winning tick-
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security and all plays
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reports; the screen dis-
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tridge. The machines
feature 13” monitors,
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stand-alone wood cabi-
net.

For more information,
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Players roll balls down
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Players can insert from

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WHAT'S NEW

Tee Team Heroes

Custom-printed_ T-
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Clown Alley

Designs International
has developed Clown
Alley, a roll down game
featuring a moving hand-
painted clown’s head.
Players put balls (six
total) into the clown’s
mouth; they drop onto a
field of seven lanes with
varied point values; and
tickets are awarded for
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scores.

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Super Table,
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an indoor/outdoor pool
table, and the novelty
Holie Roller, a people- or
gravity-powered wheel.

The Super Table mea-
sures 36” x 7 and com-
plies with World Billiard
Congress of America
standards. The playing
surface features marine-
grade acrylic fabric
(blue) that’s weather-
resistant; it can be
cleaned with mild soap
and water. The bed is
secured to the steel
chassis with stainless
steel bolts and screws for
maximum flatness and
Stability. Rails are solid
rubber attached to hard-
wood supports.

Holie Roller is a vinyl-
covered tub that can
hold up to four people,
who are strapped into
the roller. It can bounce,
turn, or twist on land, in
a Swimming pool, or ina
lake. The outer covering
is constructed of canvas
with inner canvas strips.
Included are seat belts,
reinforced grommets,
and safety nets. It mea-
sures 66” around and is
safe for players of all
ages.

For more information,
write Amusement Equip-
ment Exchange, 1203
Fifth Ave., Rock Island,
IL 61201; (309) 788-0135;
FAX (309) 788-0148.

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WHAT'S NEW

Mechanical Bull, Rodeo Roper

Bring a little of the
Wild West to locations
with the Mechanical Bull
and Rodeo Roper from
Amusement Equipment
Exchange. Both items fit
in well with the present
interest in country/west-
ern music and Western-
themed establishments.

The Mechanical Bull is
the original Gilley’s Bull
that became famous in
the movie “Urban Cow-
boy.” The bull was often
used by top cowboys the
likes of Larry Mahon and
Brian Claypool. The bull
measures 46” x 62” at the
base and stands 62” high.
It weighs 825 lbs. and has
a three horsepower
motor. Electrical require-
ments are 220 volt-5
amps.

Rodeo Roper is a com-

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pletely automatic calf-
roping machine that
offers customers a
chance to sit in the sad-
dle on a life-size horse
and try their skill at the
lasso. Kick the side of
the horse and the calf
moves down a 15-foot, 4-
1/2 meter track (speed is
adjustable). A bucking
steer attachment that’s
included raises the diffi-
culty level. Both a non-
coin-op and coin-op ver-
sion (with an adjustable
timer) are available.

Distributor inquiries
are welcome for both
products. For more infor-
mation, write Amuse-
ment Equipment Exchange,
1203 Fifth Ave., Rock
Island, IL 61201; (309)
788-0135; FAX (309) 788-
0148.

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WHAT'S NEW

Total Fusion

8 Pocket Right Angle
Billiards, the company
that changed the per-
ception of how a billiard
table looks and plays,
introduces Total Fusion,
another new angle on
billiards.

The table has an
unique configuration
and comes with a set of
Belgium balls and rack;
all tables are numbered
and plated since this is a
limited edition.

Features include solid
oak or birch hardwood
and veneers, 5” x 2” rails
of cork or birch, a solid
wood gulley system, and

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a ball trap design that’s
dependable. The playing
surface is supported by
maple cross members
posted to a 3/4” bottom.

There are six standard
lacquer finishes; custom
colors can be obtained at
no extra charge. All
Total Fusion tables are
available with a knock-
down feature that en-
ables easy entry into all
passages.

For more information,
or distributor referral,
write 8 Pocket Right
Angle Billiards, 4780 Old
Hwy. 45, Conover, WI
54519; (715) 547-6262.

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Advanced Games and
Engineering has devel-
oped the Snack Attack-
er, a crane of steel con-
struction that offers a
“play till you win” fea-
ture.

Snack Attacker comes
with an eight-way joy-
stick and drop claw con-
trols, a T-handle front
door lock, cylinder key-
ed on-off switch, and
dual coin mechs. It offers
multiple price control
for plays from 25 cents
up to $2. A bright LED
display box shows the

game time and credits.

There's a specially
designed custom claw
that allows any mix of
candy, toys, prizes, and
trading cards. Sound
effects and two-color
flashing lights around
the perimeter of the
viewing windows acts as
an attract mode.

For more information,
or distributor referral,
write Advanced Games
and Engineering Inc.,
1231 N.E. Eighth Ave., Ft.
Lauderdale, FL 33304;
(305) 527-0907.

NOVEMBER 1993

WHAT'S NEW

Super Shot Deluxe

National Sports Games
debuts Super Shot De-
luxe, a basketball game
that can be linked to
other units to allow from
two to six players to
compete against each
other simultaneously.

The game features a
basket that moves to cre-
ate four different game
options: continuous—
back and forth basket
motion during the entire
game; classic—the bas-
ket stays up front until
the last part of the game;
push back—the basket
moves in increments af-
ter each successful shot;
and random—the basket
moves back and forth
randomly.

Baskets count for two
or three points, depend-
ing on the position of the
basket. A moving mes-
Sage sign keeps players

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and spectators informed.
Included is a state-of-
the-art sound system
with game music, an-
nouncers, and crowd
sounds.

The game accepts
either 9” junior-size bas-
ketballs or 7” mini-bas-
ketballs. A bill acceptor
and ticket dispenser are
optional. Dimensions are
10'7” long x 34” wide x
8'11” high (height is
adjustable from 8’9” to
9'4”). The framework and
netting is steel with
wood side panels and
flooring; the backboard
is Clear.

For more information,
or distributor referral,
write National Sports
Games, 3669 E. LaSalle
St., Phoenix, AZ 85040;
(602) 470-1490; FAX (602)
470-1495.

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Scorpion

Updated Scorpion Stinger

Merit Industries has
added more features to
its Scorpion Stinger elec-
tronic dart game. First
on the list is the player-
selectable ‘01 Equal
Darts, in which the win-
ner is the person who
reaches zero first in the
fewest number of darts.

With ‘01 Equal Darts,
once the player goes out,
the remaining players in
that round have one turn
to go out in the same or
fewer number of darts:
This eliminates the dis-
advantage of an unfavor-
able playing order and
concentrates on skill.

In addition, a host of
new games have been
added, including No-
Score Cricket, a fast-
paced variation that
counts only marks, with
no points, and is a good
warm-up for league play;
Lo-Score, a reverse twist
on Hi-Score; and Base-
ball, an old favorite that
increases game variety.

More ‘01 games are

available: 301, 501, 701,
801, 901, and 1001. And
the Solo Challenger is
now a multi-player Solo
Challenger that lets one,
two, or three players
play against the ma-
chine. It can be set to
substitute for an absent
team player, saving
league members from
forfeited matches.

Also look for the play-
er-selectable split bulls-
eye and the Mega Blas-
ter sound system. The
Bonus Spin match fea-
ture has been retained.
Scorpion Stinger is hous-
ed in a flip-top cabinet
with pre-connected
cables. This new version
is available as a kit to
update any Scorpion
Stinger or Scorpion up-
right game in the field.

For more information,
or distributor referral,
write Merit Industries,
2525 State Road, Bensa-
lem, PA 19020; (800) 523-
2760 or (215) 639-4700;
FAX (215) 639-5346.

NOVEMBER 1993

WHAT'S NEW

Aqua Game,
Double Bubble
Machine

Looking for something
simple but challenging?
The Amusement Equip-
ment Exchange suggests
the Aqua Game, which
invites players to drop a
coin (any size) into the
top of the machine
through a water-filled
section and into a tube at
the bottom.

Prizes may be award-
ed for successfully hit-
ting the center tube.
Locations can give mer-
chandise suitable to
their businesses (free
pitcher of beer or soft
drinks) or choose other
items. There are no elec-
tronics and therefore no
breakable parts. It can
be operated anywhere
and takes up little space.

Locations looking for
atmosphere may find the
Double Bubble machine
provides just the right
touch. It can be used at
theme parties, corporate
banquets, grand open-
ings, catered events,
trade shows, weddings,
or any special event or
promotion. The machine
produces hundreds of
bubbles a minute for
hours. Bubble fluid is
available or can be made
using soap and water.
The base measures 16”
square, height is 11”.

For more information,
write Amusement Equip-
ment Exchange, 1203
Fifth Ave., Rock Island,
IL 61201; (309) 788-0135;
FAX (309) 788-0148.

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NOVEMBER 1993

BTR Poker, Rainbow Block

BTR International in-
troduces BTR Poker and
Rainbow Block, two
games suitable for place-
ment in mini-cabinets.

BTR Poker plays like a
traditional draw poker
game, with players using
buttons to adjust the
deal speed. The game
offers one-pair and two-
pair bonuses; a joker
function is available.

Rainbow Block is a

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that plays much like a
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include a slot-style dou-
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jackpot.

For more information,
or distributor referral,
write BTR International
Inc., 5F-1, No. 30, Nank-
ing W. Road, Taipei,
Taiwan, R.O.C., (886)-2-
555-8361; FAX (886)-2-
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Rocket

Antique Apparatus/
Rock-Ola adds a new
model to its line-up of
contemporary and nos-
talgic jukeboxes with the
budget-minded Rocket.

The Rocket includes
most of the same fea-
tures found on Rock-
Ola’s full-size Gala 5000
model in an economical
and compact cabinet. All
the major components
are interchangeable with
the Gala 5000.

In addition, the unit
utilizes a 280-watt, in-
dustrial-grade amplifier
that comes complete
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paging capability, and
built-in background
music inputs. Also look
for a full 100-CD capacity
and a motorized pro-
gram display that shows
eight CD jackets at one
time. Components are
solid-state and can be
easily removed for ease
of servicing.

For more information,
or distributor referral,
write Antique Appara-
tus, 2335 208th St., Tor-
rance, CA 90501; (310)
328-1306; FAX (310) 328-
3130.

NOVEMBER 1993

WHAT'S NEW

Endzone,
Strikezone,
Slapshot,
Superkick

Gamemaster Amuse-
ments and Sportgames
has designed a series of
inflatable interactive
games that capitalize on
popular sports: Endzone,
football; Strikezone,
baseball; Slapshot, hock-
ey; and Superkick, soc-
cer.

Each game weighs 170
lbs., can be set up by one
person in 20 minutes,
and ships in a 48” x 42”
box. Location logos and
any colors can be
screened for customized
graphics. Parts last for
five years and can be
easily replaced.

Players can pass, hit,
and kick like a pro.
Footballs, baseballs, hoc-
key pucks, and soccer
balls are aimed at an
appropriate target with
holes at the back of the
game. A running elec-
tronic display tallies
accuracy and successful
scores. An electronic ref-
eree verbalizes observa-
tions to add a note of
authenticity.

Basketball is repre-
sented in the games
Double Competition Bas-
Retball and Superhoop.

For more information,
or distributor referral,
write Gamemaster Amuse-
ments Sportgames, 5555
Santa Fe St., Suite J, San
Diego, CA 92109; (619)
272-5000; FAX (619) 272-
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WHAT'S NEW

Alligator, Dinosaur, Clown See Saw

Coastal Amusements
debuts a trio of new kid-
die rides: two-seater
units the Alligator and
Dinosaur and the single
rider Clown See Saw.

Current interest in
dinosaurs is reflected in
the two-seater Dinosaur,

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a standout with its pur-
ple, pink, yellow, and
green coloration. The
Alligator is a smiling,
docile figure with a
bright yellow chest. Both
two-seater units feature
adjustable ride time and
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one to four coins.

The Clown See Saw
provides a colorful rid-
ing companion for
youngsters, with circus
overtones. All three
rides have flashing lights
and sound buttons that
draw a child's attention.

For more information,
or distributor referral,
write Coastal Amuse-
ments, 601 Prospect St.,
Lakewood, NJ 08701,
(908) 905-6662; FAX (908)
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& Drew

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658 West Market St. - York, PA 17405 (Mike)
(717)848-1846 Fax (717)854-6801
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DECEMBER
3 HOLIDAY AUCTIONS

UAW LOCAL #506 HALL
2266 SAN DIEGO BLVD.
SAN DIEGO, CA

INLAND MEETING CENTER
{| 400 E. OGDEN, WESTMONT
WEST CHICAGO, IL

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519 Madison St. * Shelbyville, TN 37160
800-526-4723 (615)685-0505

Fax (615)685-0203 cy

"GAMES AT WHOLESALE PRICES"
TOP QUALITY - TOP SERVICE

8-LINES POKERS VIDEOS
W5 GTi (25" screen)
Turbo | Mortal Kombat
W6 Turbo II NEO-GEO
W7 (Skill Chance) Draw 80 te ni
Riviera WO SIO
W8 (Bonus Chance) Electrosport (Four Slot)
W11 (Lucky Star)
W15 (Lucky Bell) PARTS & FLIPPERS
Used
CB SUPPLIES Shan Ware
CBIll Wells Gardner 13° OF To Lethal Weapon
CM Monitors Truck Stop
Plexi Jokerz
CM91 Buttons & Switches
Lazer Wars
Alladin ; it |
Treasure Island ea y JUKEBOXES
Magical Odds 8-Line Harness New & Used
Eldorado Transformer Rowe, NSM,
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PLAY METER 177 NOVEMBER 1993

MICRO MANUFACTURING INC.
NOTICE
MAGICAL ODDS, BUYERS

Micro Manufacturing Inc. holds the Trademark (name) and
Copyright (symbols & software) on the Magical Odds go and
Magical Odds Grand Prix @o games.

There is a copy board and plexi that have been circulating in the
industry. This board and ar infringe upon the Trademark and
Copyright held by Micro Manufacturing Inc.

The original board is 15" x 9 1/4" in size and blue. Also, on the board,
there is a black sealed chip approximately 1" x 4" with the name
Magical Odds @© engraved on it.

The copy board may or may not have our name, Micro
Manufacturing Inc. written in the attract mode. The Double-Up
game may have also been changed. In some versions there is a lady,

but, she doesn’t strip, and the cards do not have graphics (Kings,
Queens, Jacks, Etc.)

We have found that these boards tend to malfunction often. Our
service department will not repair copy boards.

Don’t get caught with a copy game that your customers will not enjoy.
Don’t get caught with a copy that may cause you legal problems.
Don’t get caught with a copy that we will not repair.

Don’t get caught with a copy that may cause you problems.

Stay with the original board and plexi.

Thank You,
The Management and Employees Of Micro Manufacturing.

Is getting problems taken care of a grizzly process?

MICRO MZ ACTURING

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SERVICES Skill Chance (W-7)
PROVIDED Bonus Chance (W-8)
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SA-20 Lucky Star (W-11)
WE now Lucky Bingo
REPAIR Lucky Girl
SA-20s. Lucky 79
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TICKET PRINTERS
These printers meet
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KITS AVAILABLE
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AFTER HOURS
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Complete machines starting at $1,195.00!

MICRO MANU FACTURING INC.
5635 Old Nashville Hwy. Lavergne, TN 37086
1-800-277-6136 (615) 793-5510 Fax: (615)793-5512

All games are for amusement only. Not intended for sale or use in states or municipalities where prohibited by law.

TURBO POKER II

PLAY METER

WENN’. Cumberland Amusement Co.

202 Fatherland St.
Nashville, TN 37213

615-256-5902 * 1-800-467-5902
PARTS & SERVICE SPECIALIST

* General Supplies

* Bill Acceptor repair

* B.C. series board repairs

* Billiards

x Rowe, Mars, Maka, & National
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W-4 eW-6 eW-8
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WITH INTERFACE BOARDS
We specialize in custom manufacturing all types of

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specifications. Price quotations based on quantities.

LOUISE'S HARNESS
SHOP, INC.

New Address:
100 Spring St. e Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Tel: 800/365-1941 «205/381-6639

Fax: 205/381-6180
Prices subject to change without notice
Duns-62-628-6702

Christmas

AUCTION
Sat., Dec. 11 @ 10:00 AM

NASHVILLE, TNSTATE FAIRGROUNDS
"4THAVENUE SOUTH" (Exhibitors Hall)

Amusement Games, Jukeboxes,
Video Games, Pinball Machines, Pool
Tables, Vending Equipment and
Money Operated Games, Rides and
Equipment ofall Types

N!OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!

Consignors welcome. Check In After 12 Noon
Friday, Dec. 10.--Consignors Pay 10%:
$10.00 Minimum & $100.00 Maximum
BB-1 to 5-$10, 6 & above-$25, WD-$100
5% buyer premium for non-operators
Bring Your Sales Tax Number or Pay Tax!
Terms: Cash, Certified Funds, or Co. Check w/
Bank Letter of Credit Made Out to M.M.
No Exceptions !!

Money Makers
Organized by: Real Estate And
Liquidations

1-800-972-3222
Conducted By:
Dean Real Estate & Auction Sales Co.
Firm # 716 Col. Waylan C. Dean, Auctioneer, Lic. #193

ee Makers

FOR SALE

Amusement Route Business

Jukeboxes, Pool, Redemption &
Skill Games

90+ Locations
N. Central Indiana

Selling every component of
business, plus home, 15 acres &
private lake

Asking $1,400,000

Principals Only

$0O0-613-3841

NOVEMBER 1993

“Games At *
Auctions In

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AuctionAZ

Orlando, FL
Central Florida Fairgrounds Exhibit
Hall ‘C’ - 4603 W. Colonial Drive
Cellular: 407-222-7626
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Begin At 10:00 a.m.
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Auction Information

¢ To consign games for sale: midnight day of sale.
bring to the auction site on the e Please, no cigarette machines
Friday before the auction ¢ Phone numbers listed for
Between 9 am and 9 pm. auctions are for Friday and
e All auctions begin at 10 am ey only.
local time. ¢ Contact USAA for special
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Acceptable Payment - Cash, Cashiers Check, Travelers Check, Personal or
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1801 34th St. SW #A
P.O. BOX 4855 e Fargo, ND 58106

FAX: 701-241-4544

Stansfield Vegding, Inc.
GAMES & DARTS

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Super Six Plus Two Conversion $1075.00
Super Six Plus Two $1375.00

Triple Way Crane
$1095.00
Clean-Nice-Street Ready

Kiddie Rides

Caroline The Cow
Sandy Pony
Your Choice $695.00

Trivia & Other Bartops
$295.00

STANSFIELD VENDING, INC.

P.O. BOX 157 « LA CROSSE, WI 54601
CALL MAX * 608-782-7181
FAX MAX * 608-785-7016

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WHOLESALE SLOTS

Dealers, get ready for your
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BALLY E-1000

Slots $525 each in lots of 5 or more
$500 each in lots of 10 or more

BALLY V-2000

Video Pokers $850 each in
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E-2000, IGT M-SLOTS &
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Parts & Glass For Most Bally, Summit,
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PLAY METER 183 NOVEMBER 1993

NEW KIDDIE RIDES

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e Long lasting—requires very little
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¢ Bagholder included

e Very useful—very convenient in

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with other Dudley rides, it fits on a
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P. O. Box 939 - Florence, MS 39073

601-845-7501 - 800-647-6460

Games of Shelbyville

Specializing in 8-Line and
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Tel.: (516) 292-2670
Fax: (516) 486-0957

Complete Machines Available

Call
Felicia Burk or Leanna Clanton

1-800-235-KITS
Games of Shelbyville

1903 Cherokee Lane e Shelbyville, [TN 37160
1-800-235-KITS (5487)
(615) 684-8093

PLAY METER 184 NOVEMBER 1993

The "SILENT PARTNER" Computer Programs are
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PLAY METER 185 NOVEMBER 1993

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BILL CHANGERS
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1-800-338-7031

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ABSOLUTE
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(305) 561-8285
$49 MPU REPAIRS

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NOVEMBER 1993

Quality
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Same Great Quality!

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Complete games start at $1,195! FULL LINE
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Includes: 19" Wells Gardner monitor, HSU-300 bill acceptor,

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Cabinets are all Precision Cut, Screwed, Doweled from
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PLAY METER 187 NOVEMBER 1993

FEATURES:
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Quality and Integrity Since 1925
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(800) 762-7057
s Lynde-Ordway (714) 957-1311

Company Incorporated FAX (714) 433-2166

PLAY METER 188 NOVEMBER 1993

SOUTHLAND * DISTRIBUTING

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sigh Dynasty
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WE CUT PRICES NOT CORNERS

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Complete Games Start At $1295

Buy 12-Get the 13th FREE

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New 150 Watt Computer Power Supply

TYEAR FULL WARRANTY
ON ALL PARTS

Harness

Buttons

Computer Power Supplies .. $45. 00
Iso. Transformers $9.9
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PLAY METER 189 NOVEMBER 1993

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Fatal Fury II Cartridge 175.
Fighter’s History 695.
Golden Axe II 695.
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Mortal Kombat Kit 1595.
NBA Jam 1895.
Neo Geo 1 Slot Kit 595.
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Your One Stop Shop For Coin-Op

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National Toll Free 800-288-7635 e@ Fax (205)322-6639

General Office

194 NOVEMBER 1993

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starting At Only
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* WANTED *

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Murfreesboro, IN 37129
(615) 895-9099
FAX: (615) 895-9184

PLAY METER 195

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NOVEMBER 1993

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Route 1, Box 654A, Hwy. 101, Beaufort, NC 28516

DOLLAR
MASTER

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for present vending
machine w/ electronic
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$525.00

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WE CAN REPAIR OR REPLACE MOST COMPONENTS FROM OLDER VIDEOS &
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1644 Homewood Ave.
Springfield, IL 62704

(217) 546-7060

FAX: (217) 546-7086

¢ Easy installation
conversion for ACMR

$195.00

Can be used together

Combination Price For The Two Units is $695.00

PLAY METER

196 NOVEMBER 1993

*&*&*& 3 LARGE COIN MACHINE CONSIGNMENTS ®***

. JUKE BOXES AG TI he | . FLIPPERS

; a, _— . PINBALLS

; . CRANES
ei . MUCH MORE

SATURDAY, Nov. 13, 1993 - 10:00 A.M.

KNOXVILLE CONVENTION CENTER-KNOXVILLE, TN
525 HENLEY STREET-TELEPHONE (615) 544-5371

SATURDAY, Dec. 4, 1993 - 10:00 A.M.
BALTIMORE, MD

Benson Business Center - #8 Azar Ct.
I-95 -- Exit 50B-Caton Ave. (First light-turn left on Benson Ave., go one mile-
Building on left is Azar Ct.)
For local information--Bill Rush at 410-379-5690

SATURDAY, Dec. 11, 1993 - 10:00 A.M.

ATLANTA, GA

PEACH STATE DIST.-1040 Boulevard SE
For local information call 404-622-4401
All Profits From This Auction Will Go To
GAMOA's College & Legislative Fund

Auction Sales Dates Pending For Orlando, FL

FOR CONSIGNMENT INFORMATION CONTACT:

AUCTION GAME SALES

RICK PARSONS-OWNER & AGCTIONEER-LICENSE NO. 1623

FOR AUCTION INFORMATION OR TO BE ADDED TO OUR MAILING LIST, CALL:

x x * * TOLL FREE 1-800-551-0660 * * x x

PLAY METER 197 NOVEMBER 1993

Games of
Shelbyville

Searching for great prices?
Our values will save your money!

* Honesty *
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-_ For more info Call:
Felicia Burk or Leanna Clanton

Day, Night, or Weekends

1-800-235-KITS

Games of Shelbyville
1903 Cherokee Lane
Shelbyville, TN 37160

615-684-8093

FOR SALE
Used Kiddie Rides

Any Condition
Kiddie Amusements, Inc.

1-800-647-6460

Adjustable PCB Holder $5.95

Molex Edge Connector
Pin Extractor Tool $2.25

4-Play System: Put Four Games
In One JAMMA Cabinet! $495.00

7 AMP Hitron Power Supply $40.00
K-Coin Scale (Demo) $1795.00

Buffalo Bill Johnston

11 Greenfield St., Buffalo, NY 14214

716-838-3038 am
FAX 716-834-3233

IF YOU CAN FIND

ANYTHING WE'VE OVERLOOKED,
PLEASE SEND YOUR RESUME T0 ENGINEERING.

1993 A NEW GENERATION RIDE BY: KIDDIE’S’
New Features:

¢ SAND BLASTED METAL

¢ ANTI-RUST COATED METAL

¢ EXTRA CLEAN COAT FINISH

* DIGITAL SOUND EFFECTS

¢ DIRECT DRIVE MOTOR & REDUCER

* MACHINED C-BLOCKS :
¢ MANY OTHERS... ;

* COIN COU NT
CTION FERRARI REPLICA
‘ DX WL BIE oe INSERT Cope: 1115
BOX OPTIO r
¢ FRONT END i BEARING OPERATORS
PILLOW BLOCKS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
® ONE FULL YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AVAILABLE

* 42 MODELS AVAILABLE

ALL: TEL (8 (800) 543-3437 FOR YOUR NEAREST U.S. SALES OFFICE. TELS. (809) 897-3180 * FAX. (809) 897-3377

BANK ROBBERY

8 Lines

Excellent
Animation

Digitized
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FOR $ALE

4 Changers Drew M2 with
Mars VFM5 Acceptor $1-$20,
High Capacity Hoppers,
Counters, Header and

Pedestal. Like New.
$1800 each

2 Drew Single Tiger Paw
Cranes

$995 each

2 Hollywood Single Cranes
$995 each

2 J.F. Frantz Big Top Vendor
$250 each

1 Redemption Ticket
Counter Scale

$350

1 Uni Bio-Rhythm
$350

All Games are in Good
Condition

219-169-4737

PLAY METER

CAROUSEL

"We are America’s Kiddie Rides"
American made Quality & Great Earnings

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See us at IAAPA
Booth #3553

* CAROUSEL”

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P.O. BOX 307, ELDON, MO 65026

1-800-325-3353

Pachinko

Direct from the Ginza in Tokyo, the
authentic Japanese pachinko
machine. These are completely
reconditioned original commercial
machines actually used in pachinko
parlors. In this classic game of skill,
flashing lights and soundeffects
abound as you flip balls through
wheels and a maze of pins to hit the
jackpot.

Carnival Horse

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Machines will vary slightly.

Dealer Cost Weight:
Approx.
52 Ibs.
$ Md 3 95 ° Almost 2 ft. by 3 ft.

Pachinko

CABINET SPECIAL

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Republic Industries

11440 N. Central Expwy., Dallas, TX 75243 e Since 1951

te: (214) 368-1359 .« Fox (214) 692-0914

200 NOVEMBER 1993

Place your pachinko machine in
a beautiful light walnut color
finished cabinet

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TURKEY...

DO BUSINESS WITH BETSON

CD-100( vost) -3499
R-87 W/DBV .............. $699
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FEU) cavciitoumemneneeuieieess 1099
BODE: cciiutmesnieewanialteuek 1199
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Fo ‘occkasiusuvessaxesassawes 1499
R-92Combo.............05: 1799
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R-93Combo.............0:: 2099
ROAD RIOT ................ 5999
Reb ccdincciicesseniawesutas 5799
FOUR TRAX .............:. 5499

GRAND PRIX STAR ..... 6799
CISCO HEAT TWIN

LETHAL ENFORCER..... 2799
MORTAL KOMBAT ...... 2599
STREET FIGHTER II CE 1899
TERMINATOR II
FINAL LAP 2 PL.......... 2299

PLAY METER

BETSON ENTERPRISES

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303 PATERSON PLANK ROAD
CARLSTADT, N.J. 07072-2307

Phone (201) 438-1300 Fax (201) 438-4837
TOLL FREE 1-800-524-2343

PINBALLS
TWILIGHT ZONE ...... $2699
ADDAMS FAMILY ...... 2599
EARTHSHAKER.......... 1599
TERMINATOR Il ......... 2299
FUNHOUSE ............... 1899
THE MACHINE........... 1699
SLUGS FEST sxesccvrvnswene 1799
WHIRLWIND.............. 1399
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LE «NILES sainatiuaninansas 1499
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Fish TALES: cssasevcesenes 2299

For you Music/Game
Needs

Ask for Steve at Ext. 322
For Your Vending Needs

201

Ask for Chris at Ext. 316

*ALL PRODUCTS RECONDITIONED
*DISCOUNTS FOR COMPLETE & WORKING CONDITION
*FREE CRATING

*LARGEST INTERNATIONAL EXPORTER
*CONVERSIONS KITS AVAILABLE
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*MC/VISA

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Can Soda
Rock-Ola CCC-G6E ........... 1295
Rock-Ola CCC-6............. 1195
Rock-Ola CCA-6 ............. 1095
Rock-Ola CCC-5............. 1095

Cup Soda
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Rowe 406STZ ........cceeeecees 2195

Cold Food
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National FM-72 w/DBV .......... 2995

Snack's
AP 4000-5000 ................. 1695
AP400-500 a cciscceanswavvensces 1295
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FOWG AS siciscvessnccvarnvanscs 1295
Coffee
RMI 850 LG-DH w/comn ......... 1895
RMI 850 LG w/comm .............. 1795
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RMI 1400 FD .............0ceee: 1295
RMI S50 FD ...........cccccceees 1195
RM 465 FG vccesisdssdssansscadens 895

NOVEMBER 1993

PRIZE WINNING aapestd

1 5/32" x 2" MACHINE-ISSUED
TICKETS FOR ALL REDEMPTION
GAMES — IMMEDIATE SHIPPING

STOCK TICKET PRICES - 20, ones

Tickets can also WE HAVE THEM!

be CUSTOM-PRINTED
to your specifications.

Call for details.

ORDER DEPARTMENT 1-800-829-0829

P.O. BOX 547

SHAMOKIN, PA 17872
Information 1-717-672-2900
Int'l. Fax 1-717-672-2999

TICKET CO Tol Free Fax 1-800-829-0888

SOUND BOARDS
And Electronics

Choose From Our
Catalog Or We Can
Design To Suit Your
Needs
e Multi-Coin Timer

e 2 Coin Adapter
e 1 Meg Sound Board
e Multi-Button Select
- Attention Getter

Complete Line of
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SPECIAL
1 Meg Reader With
Enclosure, Power Supply,
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$65.00

SALES (407) 862-3363
FAX (407) 862-0373

DAEMCO
-FunRiders™

P.O. Box 596
Grapevine, TX 76099

1-800-779-0656
(817) 481-3273

Remember...
Small Spaces can make
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Top Mall Quality Rides

American Made
e Many Coin Box
Configurations
e Custom Manufacturing
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We Stock
Refurbished
Used Rides

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MODEL 2000
AS LOW AS 17.97
SHOWN WITH 825 HASP

SERIES 700
AS LOW AS 14.54

SERIES 702
AS LOW AS 13.34

%e" CAM LOCK

a" CAM LOCK
AS LOW AS $3.22

1%" CAM LOCK
AS LOW AS $3.43

HASPS
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AS LOW AS $3.01 \

SERIES H-10
AS LOW AS 13.17

Master Lock

NO. 1 AS LOW AS $5.69
NO. 3 AS LOW AS $4.83
NO. 5 AS LOW AS $7.17
NO. 7 AS LOW AS $4.13

825 AS LOW AS 4.95
875 AS LOW AS 3.39

885 AS LOW AS 3.57

Fes

029 AS LOW AS 4.53

935 AS LOW AS 4.53

SECURITY BAR HASPS
42" AS LOW AS $1.27
12” AS LOW AS $2.45
16" AS LOW AS $2.55
24” AS LOW AS $3.25

ALL MADE IN U.S.A.

PATT SUPPLY CORPORATION
1335 S. MICHIGAN AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60605

TOLL FREE 1 (800) 621-4418
ALL PHONES: (312) 939-7616

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Papa BONUS

POT ‘O" SILVER
QUARTER PUSHER

MODEL 1000 (COIN IN-COIN OUT)
MODEL 1010 (TICKETS OUT)

MODEL 1100 (SKILL WHEELS)
Ticker pispenser kits | THE HORIZON CO.
COMPLETE WITH BOARD,HARNESS PHONE: (615) 473-3380

& DELTRONICS TICKET DISPENSER

PLAY METER 203 NOVEMBER 1993

MONITOR
GET WELL KITS

SAVES TIME AND MONEY
ON MONITOR REPAIRS!

Monitor repair kits take care of picture
warping, blacking out, smearing, low
brightness and brightness problems, poor
regulation, jail bars, vertical shrinking, etc.
Call for free technical help with your moni-
tor problems. All kits come with instruc-
tions and are easy to install.

WICO DISTRIBUTES GET WELL KITS

Kit #1017: For Electrohome GO7-CBO 19°
color monitor. 17 parts. $7.95 ea. Wico
#36-0243

Kit #102: For Electrohome GO7-FBO 13°
color monitor. 16 parts. $7.95 ea.

Kit #201: For Wells-Gardner K4600 Se-
ries color monitors. 14 parts. $6.95 ea.
Wico #36-0244

Kit #202: For Wells-Gardner K4900 Se-
ries color monitors. 15 parts. $7.95 ea.
Wico #36-0248

Kit #203: For Wells-Gardner K4800 Se-
ries color monitors. 15 parts. $7.95 ea.
Kit #204: For Wells Gardner 13°, 19°, 25°
K7000 Series Color Monitor. 15 parts. $6.95
ea. Wico #36-0249

Kit #206: For Wells Gardener 19K6100
Color XY monitor. Includes caps, resis-
tors, diodes, and six power transistors. 30
parts. $14.95 ea.

Kit #301: For Nintendo Sanyo 19" color
monitor. 15 parts. $6.95 ea. Wixo #36-
0245

Kit #401: for Atari Disco 19" color moni-
tor. 17 parts. $6.95 ea.

Kit #801: For Hantarex Color monitor
model #MTC900. 21 parts. $7.95 ea.

Kit #802: For Hantarex Color monitor
model #MTC9000. 18 parts. $7.95 ea.
Kit #910: Nintendo Sanyo color video
inversion kit. Convert Nintendo cabinets
with non-Nintendo game boards. 17 parts.
$4.95 ea.

Kit #920: For Pac Man, Ms. Pac Man
logic boards. Eliminates hum bar in pic-
ture. 4 parts. $6.95 ea.

DISCOUNT! Buy ten kits and take
$1.00 off each kit. Money back
guarantee. We pay S&H.

Electrohome GO7CBO Replacement
Chassis (NEW)

Electrohome 19° Flyback
#A29951-B

28C3039...$1.39
2501398. .....3.99
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BINGT 92835 1.95

29D11386.....1.22

STRS123 441.550: 20
STR30130.....5.29

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806-793-6337
FAX 806-793-9136

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AND HEADER
NO PARALLELS OR
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Bionic Commando
Bottom of the 9th

Captain America Show Sponsors
cpanel Play Meter Magazine
Crime Fighters &

Dead Angle :

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Devastator

Machine Association
Double Dragon

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Location:
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Exposition Center
Rosemont, IL

Legionare (pc only)
Lightning Fighters
Moonwalker

Main Event

Peek a Boo

Prime Time Fighter
Punk Shot
Rim-Rockin Basketball
Ring Rage

Thursday, March 17th
Friday, March 18th
Saturday, March 19th

Shogun Warrior
Silent Dragon
Simpsons
Thunderfox

For More Info

Tumble Pop Contact:
Wizard Fire William T. Glasgow, Inc.
BLOW-OUT 16066 South Park Ave.
NEO-GEO South Holland, IL 60473

CARTRIDGES!!

Call Rob at

(314) 421-5100
AVA

204 NOVEMBER 1993

(708)333-9292
Fax (708)333-4086

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Bonus Chance
Lucky Bells
Lucky Star
Lucky Girl
Lucky Bingo
Lucky 21

Change Machines
Model M2

$1- $20 Acceptance
3200 Bulk Coin Capacity
Optional Header/Footer
Optional Alarm System

Model MIG

$1 and $5 Acceptance
1600 Bulk Coin Capacity
Optional Floor Stand
Optional $10 and $20
Acceptance

Treasure Chest
Bill Accepter with Stacker

Low Profile Buttons

13" or 19" CGA or EGA Monitor
All Metal Construction

Ticket Printer

Optional Progressive Display
Drew Library of Games Includes:

Poker ¢ 8 Lines

5 Lines ¢ Video Slot

Black Jack ¢ Bingo

DREVZ

120 Southwest Drive
Spartanburg, SC 29301

(803) 574-0162
Fax (803) 574-7680

NOVEMBER 1993

COINS or BILLS
Count/Sort/ Wrap

PARTS—REPAIRS

ABC COIN (214)377-7100
8524 Fifth St. - Frisco, TX 75034

Brand fNlew. Original
L.€.D. P.C. Board
for Hollywood Cranes

(Sunn Mach-50 Display and
Control PC Board)

LOW PRICES

Tel: 407/834-8994
FAX: 407/834-8301

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Add $2000 per week to your
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SPIKER
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TRIVIAL PURSUIT 99

C&P DISTRIBUTING
TEL: 219-256-1138
FAX: 219-256-1144

PLAY METER

LUCKY EGGS = GOOD MONEY!
e Reconditioned Chicken and Flintstone Animated Egg Vendors with Warranty

— Like New!
e Prize-Filled Egg Capsules with Same Day Shipping — Phone for Quote.

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800-344-7467

FAX (417)358-1849

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Simply the BEST $1-5-10-20 Bill Acceptor
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25 Hutcheson PI. e Lynbrook, NY 11563

516-593-5050 eFax 516-593-5896
Outside NY - 800-645-2162

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410Woodbine St.e Nashville, TN 37211
Phone (615)256-7748 eFax (615)256-5924

* This Month's Specials x

REDEMPTION

New Lucky 8 Lines
w/ticket dispensers

$1495.00

CALL CALL CALL

Used Dart Games
6000 -- $1095.00
6300-- $1195.00

Used UBI Pool Tables
Latest Style
$1000.00

New Lucky 8-Line Kit

Used Lucky 8-Line Boards
Kramer, GTI, SMS 2000 PCBs
Omega Keno w/1-20 DBA
RamStar 903's w/1-20 DBA
Omega 903's w/ 1-20 DBA
New H5V-400 w/Stacker

New Lucky 8-Line w/recon PCB...Starting from 1095.00

BUY 5GAMES

ATS1195.00

6TH GAME
1/2 PRICE!!

Used Poker Games
Riveriaw/Mars DBA
Greyhounds, Kramers

IGT's, GTI's....CALL
Buying used Rivera Pokers w/DBA..750.00
Used SMS Draw 80's w/DBA...850.00

Starting from 250.00
Starting from 125.00

Boost your profits with all
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Single
Progressive
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Call for Prices !!

Used Video Games
25" Wrestlefest
High Impact Football
Champion Baseball
Double Axle

Super 97 Kits

Dual Happy Jacky Kits
Lucky Girl Kit
Dynasty Kit

Treasure Island Kit
Jolly Line Kit

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New & Used Pool Table/Dynamo & Valley
New & Used Jukeboxes/All makes

New & Used Pokers/All makes

Full Line of Pool Table Supplies

Klopp Coin Counters

Tommy Gate w/7" extension

19" Sharp monitor

13" Sharp monitor

19" Wells-Gardner monitor

13" Wells-Gardner monitor

Coin Mech. & Channel

Power Supplies

150 W Computer Power Supply
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Isolation Transformers

Empty 8-line cabinets

JCM Bill Acceptors $1-$5-$10-$20
Mars GL-5 DBA $1-5-10-20

Mars VFM-4 DBA $1-5-10-20
Mars VFM-5 DBA $1-5-10-20
Mars VFM-4 w/stacker 400

Mars VFM-5 w/stacker 400
DBV-$1-2-5-10-20-50-100 DBA
HSV-300 $1-5-10-20

Tekbilt DBV-35/$1-5-10-20

All Lucky 8 Plexis

Lucky 8 Harness

Lucky 8 Button Set

Be SOA el civniseatianditidarnireeeneiieedeaeaan: 4.00

Quantity Prices Available

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PLAY METER

207

NOVEMBER 1993

BC-9 Conversion Kit

SAVES HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS
FROM BUYING NEW CHANGERS

Converts a BC-9 to BC-35

Slot Machine Clearance $ALE

Aristocrat starting at $150 each
Ballys $425 each

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Since 1978
We Manufacture the

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NEO-GEO CARTRIDGES

St. Fighter II
Star Wars Ninja Combat

Ninja Commando

World Heroes

Super Spy
In our 13th year of business, proudly serving the
coin-operated amusement and vending industry

‘lf it takes a coin to play, we have it."

C&P DISTRIBUTING
TEL: 219-256-1138
FAX: 219-256-1144

PLAY METER 208 NOVEMBER 1993

IAAPA ’93 Specials!

USED PINBALLS

Cue Ball Wizard ............ $1,945 Lethal Weapon 3........... BUSTS SHADSONGS sncdicsvicesencceresns $1,250
PAG AWAY aliciicincebtanginaeiinnds 1,850 Mousin’ Around .................. 995 SIT VV ANG wisicsisvececocravapeoasans 1,875
Gilligan’s Island............... 66S: PEMY ZONG sxsiisciemesnaun 1,850 Street Fighter ll............... 2,045
PAIROIAUO shes canacetndnseaticns ks: "FOU sannwamencinnnctwnnncen 535 Super Marlo Bros. ........... 1,925
PII xvicarnidaeesasntandeerodawss 1EFS PONCE FOR x cissssiccccnscncns BOS “SIUC SE srcccsvmeciorramanans 1,725
JUINASSIC PARK scccaveiuccscsaass 2,775 Rocky & Bullwinkle .......... 2,200 TNE MACHING scccssiscsssiaies 1,650

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Show Special: Tee’d off... new $2,395

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November 9-11

Riverboat Gaming Congress and
Expo, New Orleans Convention
Center, New Orleans. Contact
Gaming and Wagering Business,
(212) 594-4120; FAX (212) 714-0514.

November 9-14

North American Shuffleboard
Championships, Sands Regency
Hotel Casino, Reno, Nev. Contact
The Shuffleboard Federation,
(313) 380-9300.

November 17-20

International Association of
Amusement Parks and Attrac-
tions (IAAPA) 75th Anniversary
Convention and Trade Show, Los
Angeles Convention Center, Los
Angeles. Contact Susan Mose-
dale, (703) 836-4800; FAX (703) 836-
4801.

January 25-27, 1994

Amusement Trades Exhibition
International (ATEI) and the
International Casino Show, Earls
Court 1, London, England. To ob-
tain free admission (for overseas
visitors only), FAX (44) 71-713-0446
or Tel. (44) 71-713-0302.

March 8-11

International Pizza Expo, MGM
Grand Hotel, Las Vegas Con-
vention Center, Las Vegas, Nev.,
sponsored by Pizza Today
magazine. Contact Gerry or Kaye
Durnell (812) 949-0909.

March 17-19

American Coin Machine Expo
(ACME), Rosemont Convention
Center, Rosemont, Ill. Contact
W.T. Glasgow Inc., (708) 333-9292.

April 21-23

National Automatic Merchandis-
ing Association (NAMA) Western
Convention and Trade Show, Las
Vegas Convention Center, Las
Vegas, Nev. Contact NAMA Con-
vention Dept., (312) 346-0370.

April 27-29
FER ‘94, the Spanish Amusement

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Ferio del Campo, Madrid, Spain.
Contact Secretaria General,
Avda. Diagonal, 474, 08006 Bar-
celona, Spain; Tel. (93) 416-14-66;
FAX (93) 415-00-95.

June 2-4

Wisconsin Amusement and Music
Operators (WAMQ)) Convention
and Trade Show, Racine Marriott,
Racine, Wis. Contact WAMO

(414) 529-4704.

June 8-13

Expo-Diversiones ‘94, Guadala-
jara, Jalisco, Mexico. Tel. (3) 614-
30-15; FAX (3) 647-88-39.

July 20-21

Latin American Amusement,
Music, and Games Expo, Exhi-
bimex, Mexico City, Mexico.
Contact W.T. Glasgow Inc., (708)
333-9292; FAX (708) 333-4086.

July 21-23

11th Annual Billiard Congress of
America International Trade
Expo, The Sands Expo & Con-
vention Center, Las Vegas, Nev.
Contact Frank Zdy, (619) 278-3877;
FAX (619) 268-9372.

September 22-24

Amusement and Music Opera-
tors Association (AMOA) Expo
‘94, San Antonio, Texas. Contact
AMOA, (312) 245-1021; FAX (312)
321-6869.

November 2-5

International Association of
Amusement Parks and Attrac-
tions (IAAPA) 76th Convention
and Trade Show, Miami Beach,
Fla. Contact IAAPA, (703) 836-
4800; FAX (703) 836-4801.

November 3-5

National Automatic Merchandis-
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Georgia World Congress Center,
Atlanta, Ga. Contact NAMA
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NOVEMBER 1993

Christopher Caire
Features Editor

PLAY METER

Catching it from all sides

Boy, isn't it a great time to be a street
operator? About the only other jobs I'd
rather have right now are economic
adviser to Yeltsin and spin doctor for
NYPD Blue. Consider:

e In Louisiana, our illustrious gover-
nor, Edwin (Fast Eddie) Edwards is rat-
tling the cages again over video poker.
It seems Edwards is terribly concerned
that the machines are too accessible to
Joe Six-Pack and, therefore, should be
eliminated. Video poker “places the
ability to gamble within easy reach of
people going home
from work who stop to
have a beer,” comment-
ed Edwards, who went
on to suggest that the
Legislature repeal the
1991 video poker law.

Curiously, the pro-
tector of Louisiana's
working stiffs didn't
mention a building that
will be quite accessi-
ble—if it ever get’s con-
structed: the huge casi-
no at the foot of Canal
Street in New Orleans.
Will there be banks of
video poker machines
in there? Of course, but those will be
owned by Edwards’ casino buddies.
Never mind that Louisiana’s small
businessmen, the route operators,
would watch their machine invest-
ments go up in smoke.

Rep. Emile “Peppi” Bruneau of New
Orleans, author of the video poker bill,
doubts the Legislature will repeal the
law. But he issued this warning:
“Remain vigilant and prepared to fight
for video poker at all times.”

e It appears that American sub-
sidiaries of Japanese video game man-
ufacturers are intent on revenue-shar-
ing as a means of boosting sales. Said

218

AMOA immediate past president
Craig Johnson, in an interview last
month, “I don’t know if revenue-shar-
ing is going to take off, but several
manufacturers are looking at it. They
all see 15,000 to 20,000 units as being
the sales ceiling in the United States,
and they all want to crack that barrier,
to get back to the era of placing 40,000
to 60,000 units.”

It must be maddening for the street
operator. On one hand, he’s encour-
aged to buy the latest and greatest
video game from Manufacturer X. He
does so, figuring the location will bug
him to death anyway if he doesn't.
Then, lo and behold, he finds out that
Manufacturer X has placed the game
in competing locations all around him.
So much for fostering loyalty.

e The Southland Corp., wishing to
bring a new image to its 7-Eleven
stores, is “strongly encouraging” its
franchisees to consider removing video
games. Southland says a survey indi-
cates that loitering around the games
is one of the main reasons potential
customers stay away.

This decision by Southland will dev-
astate street operators with 7-Eleven
accounts. Harry Peck, this month's
“Coinman Interview,” says his compa-
ny, Family Amusement Corp., will
eventually drop from 100 7-Elevens to
about 20. In the worst-case scenario, he
would have to lay off one-third of his
employees.

“I see this as a signal of the demise of
the street operator,” Peck said. “I’m
very, very pessimistic about the indus-
try as it is today and where it’s head-
ed.”

Hang in there, street operators.
Yours is a mighty cross to bear.
Hopefully someone soon will throw you
a rope to pull you out of the swirling
waters. |!

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